86 political associations seek registration

  Number of political associations seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections has increased to a total of 86.
   INEC’s Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during the commission’s quarterly meeting with leaders of political parties at INEC headquarters in Abuja, even as he described political parties as important vehicles in the management of the country’s democracy.
    Yakubu also congratulated the 10 political parties recently re-registered after being deregistered following their performances during the 2015 general elections.