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Having 91 parties ahead of 2019 polls abysmal –Political scientist

Political analysts have said that having 91 political parties in a developing country such as Nigeria is ‘unnecessary, awkward and abysmal.’

They made the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos on political developments in the country.



NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, on August 16, issued certificates to 23 newly registered political parties, raising the number of registered parties in Nigeria to 91.

INEC, in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Member, Voter Education and Publicity Committee, Mohammed Haruna, in Abuja, said that it was the last round of registration of parties until after the general elections on February 16, 2019.

“This suspension is in line with Section 78 (1) of the Electoral Act, which requires all applications for registration as the political party to be concluded latest six months to a general election,” INEC had said.



Earlier, Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had explained that the Commission...Read More...

this is serious

this guy seems to have forgotten d kind of power hungry homosapiens African leaders are...Everybody just wanna have a taste of power whether by hook or by crook.....

NEXT year's election would cause d ground to really shake nd surely d grass would suffer.......if only d youths would have sense..

or briefly summarized into 3.. d ruling party,d opposition (Pdp) n d rest

thisn't political

dynicks:
this guy seems to have forgotten d kind of power hungry homosapiens African leaders are...Everybody just wanna have a taste of power whether by hook or by crook.....

NEXT year's election would cause d ground to really shake nd surely d grass would suffer.......if only d youths would have sense..

the youths of this nation aren't imppressing me at all ...

when they are given just chicken changes they eventually turn their backs on the truth

Imagine the stress of having to look through the slips to get the party one wants to thumb print on.

You will not hear of most of these parties till the election finish

Not just abysmal but an insult to us as a nation

What a political bungabune

Tolexander:
Imagine the stress of having to look through the slips to get the party one wants to thumb print on.

that shouldn't be a problem u just have to...

now listen to the instructions below....


Firstly: get rid of the two most corrupt parties

Secondly: every party that the first letter begins with A or P should be a bad luck

with these the stress can be reduced

SolutionMee:
Not just abysmal but an insult to us as a nation

What a political bungabune

EASY bro

Tolexander:
Imagine the stress of having to look through the slips to get the party one wants to thumb print on.

that is how to know a country that is not serious.
sometimes you wonder the kind of brain our policy makers have.