INEC CONFIRMS APPLICATIONS FROM 110 GROUPS SEEKING REGISTRATION AS POLITICAL PARTIES

After initial denials, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed receiving applications from one hundred and ten groups seeking to be registered as political parties.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a statement on the social media handle of the commission.

The statement reads:

"As at Monday, 23rd June 2025, the Commission has received letters of intent from 110 associations that wish to register as political parties.

"We are diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as our Regulations and Guidelines.

"We have acknowledged all requests received so far except six of them received recently which will be done before the end of the week.

"For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website.

"Meanwhile, the Commission is today releasing the full list of the 110 associations seeking registration as political parties indicating their proposed names, acronyms, addresses and the names of their Chairmen and Secretaries.

"For transparency and public information, the list will be uploaded to our website and social media platforms shortly while hard copies are included in your folders for this meeting."

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu