… Court To Rule On INEC’s Powers To De-Register In March POLITICAL parties across the divide, including those not directly affected, have risen in unison to reject Thursday’s announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), de-registering 28 of the 57 parties in the country. They have described the action as another illegal move to stifle democracy in Nigeria. The electoral body in a statement in Abuja by its Secretary, Alhaji Abdulahi Kaugama, said the action was taken in exercise of INEC’s powers as enshrined in the I999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended)
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