The Commission however retained sixteen 16 political parties which have fulfilled the requirements for existence based on section A of the Constitution. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu who disclosed this Thursday at a press conference in Abuja, said one of the political parties, the Action Peoples Party APP , filed a suit in court and obtained an order restraining the Commission from deregistering it and remains registered pending the determination of the case by the court. Yakubu also said, a new political party, Boot Party BP , registered by court order after the general election will also continue to exist, stating that seventy-four 74 political parties are deregistered and Nigeria now has eighteen 18 registered political parties.
He said the de-registration of the 74 political parties was in line with the provisions of the Constitution which empowered INEC to de-register political parties on the grounds of: breach of any of the requirements for registration as a political party. Yakubu further announced that, the Edo Governorship election will hold September 19 while Ondo Governoship poll would be October 10 this year.
Although many of these parties have been active in the country's politics for a long time, many voters do not know their leaders. Here is the list of political parties in Nigeria:.
Problems of election in Nigeria. There are numerous registered political parties in Nigeria, which means that citizens are spoilt for choice. It is advisable to go through different parties' ideas before settling on which one to join. Note that the political parties in Nigeria and their slogans and logos stand for different things.
Take time to establish which ones match your ideals before you can join. After all, the logos of political parties in Nigeria are their identities. Slogans and logos easily identify political parties. It is, therefore, important that they have a unique symbol. The electorate tends to react differently to political parties in Nigeria and their logos. Some may even cast their vote based on the interpretations they get from these symbols.
Therefore, each has a distinct logo, which symbolizes what it stands for. Nigeria's presidential race attracted the interest of many candidates. Seventy-three political parties in the country fronted candidates for the top job. They garnered 15,, and 11,, votes respectively.
There you have it! Now you know the full roster of political parties in Nigeria and their leaders. The formations have different objectives that they intend to pursue when they get in power. There are indications that some six former governors have begun intense underground moves and consultations for the national chairmanship seat of the ruling party.
It said that the names are of former governors who played vital roles in the party's formation in Discover the names of the said politicians in this article. Why do we celebrate Democracy Day Nigeria? Photo: canva. Political parties in Nigeria. Read also What are Nigeria's biggest political problems?
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