INEC reveals registration of two political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the registration of two new political parties.
The announcement was made by INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan at the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja on Thursday.
The newly registered parties are the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Amupitan revealed that the registration process was concluded after a rigorous assessment process in which the commission received 171 letters of intent from associations seeking recognition as political parties.
He added that 14 associations passed the initial pre-qualification stage.
“Of these, eight successfully uploaded their documents on the commission’s dedicated portal,” the INEC chairman stated.
“They are the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA), Abundance Social Party (ASP), African Alliance Party (AAP), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Green Future Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Peoples Freedom Party (PFP).
“Out of the eight above, only two qualified for final assessment and verification of due compliance with the constitution and the Electoral Act,” Amupitan shared.
He further said only the DLA met all legal requirements after the final review.
“Accordingly, the commission has decided to register the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) as a political party.
“The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state, in suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025 between Barr Takori Mohammed Sanni & Ors v. INEC ordered the commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party,” he said.
“The commission has decided to comply with the order and it is being registered as a political party. Certificate of Registration will be handed over to the two new political parties in due course.”
