Thursday June 19, 2025|
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the public to disregard reports that the Commission has registered two new political parties —“Independent Democrats (ID)” and “Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM)”.
The commission, in a statement signed on Wednesday by Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, described the purported report as fake.
According to the commission, the two parties earlier registered in August 2013 were deregistered in February 2020, in accordance with Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The statement read: “The attention of INEC has been drawn to a fake report making the rounds about the registration of two new political parties, namely “Independent Democrats (ID)” and “Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM).
“For the avoidance of doubt, the commission has not yet registered any new party. The current number of registered political parties in Nigeria is 19. Nothing has been added.
“It will be recalled that both the ‘Independent Democrats’ and ‘Peoples Democratic Movement’ were registered as political parties in August 2013.
“However, they were deregistered in February 2020 in accordance with Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The commission, therefore, urged the public to disregard the said report.
We’ve Not Registered Any New Political Party – INEC Clarifies
