INEC shortlists 14 new party applicants for next stage, disqualifies 157

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 14 political associations have scaled the first hurdle in their bid for registration as political parties, while 157 others failed to meet the requirements. The decision was taken at the commission’s regular meeting on Thursday, during which it also reviewed preparations for the upcoming off-cycle governorship […]

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