INEC de-registration of more political parties

INEC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Emmanuel Umenger said on Friday that deregistration of political parties was a continuous process.

Umenger, however, did not state when another set of parties would be deregistered.

He said, “The registration and deregistration of political parties are continuous processes. But I can’t tell you when next political parties would be deregistered. Parties are deregistered based on certain reasons and we have communicated to all the parties reasons for their deregistration.”

When asked if more parties would be deregistered before the 2015 general election, he said, “Let’s not put the cart before the horse.”

Last Thursday, INEC announced the deregistration of 28 political parties including Pastor Chris Okotie’s Fresh Democratic Party; Balarabe Musa’s Peoples Redemption Party; the National Reformation Party, founded by the late nationalist, Anthony Enahoro; the National Advance Party of Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, and the Democratic Peoples Alliance of ex-Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae