INEC, the Independent National Electoral Commission, has de-registered 74 political parties and left just 18 others.
At a news conference in Abuja on Thursday February 6th, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this decision.
The commission conducted a review of the performance of political parties after the 2019 general elections to determine their qualification status.
Below is a list of the 18 recognized parties and the 74 deregistered parties. You can see the full list in the images below:
Below is a list of the de-registered parties
The de-registered parties are as follows:
AAP – Advanced Allied Party
ABP – All Blending Party
ACD- Advanced Congress Of Democrats
ACPN – Allied Congress Party Of Nigeria
AD – Alliance For Democracy
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UPP- United Progressive Party
WTPN- We The People Nigeria
YDP- Young Democratic Party
YES- Electorates Solidarity
YP- Youth Party