Report reaching ViewPoint Nigeria has it in good authority that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered Five New Political Parties.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has registered five new political parties. They are, Young Progressive Party YPP, Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance APDA, New Generation Party of Nigeria NGP, All Democratic Peoples Movement ADPM and Action Democratic Party ADP.

At present 95 political associations have applied to INEC for registration as political parties.

Two of the associations voluntarily withdrew their applications.

The commission today approved the applications of five of the associations which have fulfilled the constitutional requirements for registration,” Soyebi said.

On ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which began on April 27, he said that no fewer than 760,989 voters had so far been registered nationwide. He explained that the figure was made up of 59.5 per cent of males and 40.5 per cent, females.

“So far, 31,808 persons have collected their PVCs while 34, 560 others applied for transfer of Polling Units.” He said that due to budgetary constraints, INEC could not currently decentralize the voter registration to the Registration Area level, adding, however, that due consideration would be given to certain areas with peculiar challenges.

Soyebi stated that the commission had noted the challenges encountered so far, and was addressing them. In view of the Anambra governorship election scheduled for Nov. 17, Soyebi said that the CVR would be decentralized to the Registration Area (Ward) level from Aug. 10 to Aug. 16.

He added that the same consideration, at the appropriate time, would be given to Ekiti and Osun ahead of governorship elections in the states in 2018.

(NAN)

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INEC Registers APDA, Four Other Political Parties