INEC registers ‘All Blending Party’, 20 others; sacks 2 staff over Kogi Gov’s alleged double registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 21 new political parties, including All Blending Party (ABP) and Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP), bringing the total number of political parties in Nigeria to 67.

INEC also dismissed two of its staff and compulsorily retired another for acts of misconduct in the matter of alleged double registration of Kogi State‎ Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Information released by INEC on the matter, titled ‘FINDINGS ON THE KOGI DOUBLE REGISTRATION’, stated as follows:

“Following reports of the alleged double registration by the Governor of Kogi State in the on-going Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, the Commission set up a panel of investigation into the involvement of staff in the matter.

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“The initial report submitted by the panel was referred to the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee, which made recommendations to the Commission. While the Governor of Kogi State currently enjoys immunity from prosecution, the Commission took the following decisions in respect of its own staff:

1. Summary dismissal of two staff for acts of gross misconduct
2. Immediate and compulsory retirement of an Electoral Officer for act of gross misconduct”.

The statement was signed by Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu, INEC’s  National Commissioner & Member, Information and Voter Education Committee.

 

The full list of the newly registered political parties is as follows:

S/No.	Name of Political Party	Acronym
1.	All Blending Party	ABP
2.	All Grassroots Alliance	AGA
3.	Alliance for New Nigeria	ANN
4.	Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party	ANRP
5.	Coalition for Change	C4C
6.	Freedom and Justice Party	FJP
7	Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria	GDPN
8.	Justice Must Prevail Party	JMPP
9.	Legacy Party of Nigeria	LPN
10	Mass Action Joint Alliance	MAJA
11.	Modern Democratic Party	MDP
12	National Interest Party	NIP
13.	National Rescue Mission	NRM
14.	New Progressive Movement	NPM
15.	Nigeria Democratic Congress Party	NDCP
16.	People’s Alliance for National Development and Liberty	PANDEL
17.	People’s Trust	PT
18.	Providence People’s Congress	PPC
19.	Re-Build Nigeria Party	RBNP
20.	Restoration Party of Nigeria	RP
21.	Sustainable National Party	SNP

 

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