Nigeria now has a new political party added to the over forty previously registered ones. This follows a court order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to that effect.
According to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the new party is called African Peoples Party APP bringing the number of registered political parties in the country to 46.
The INEC Chairman who disclosed this Wednesday in Abuja after swearing in nine recently-cleared Resident Electoral Commissioners RECS said;
“The Commission has, by order of court, yesterday issued Certificate of Registration to the African People’s Party APP which originally applied for registration as a political party three years ago in 2014. With this development, the number of political parties in Nigeria now stands at 46”, Yakubu stated.
Meanwhile the following persons were sworn in as INEC Commissioners;
1. Dr Asmau Sani Maikudi
2. Sam Olumekun
3. Prof. Riskuwa Shehu
4. Barr. Kassim Geidam
5. Jibrin Zarewa
6. Abdulganiyu Raji
7. Prof. Sam Egwu
8. Barr. Mike Igini
9. Mallam Sadiq Musa

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/08/inec-registers-new-political-party.html?m=1