2027 Election: INEC Registers Two New Political Parties

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has registered two new political parties.

This was made known in a statement on the website of the commission and signed by its secretary, A. C. Ogakwu.

He stated that the Commission based its action on the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).

The newly registered parties are the Independent Democrats (ID) and the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM).

According to Ogakwu, the Constitution, Manifesto, Logo/Flag, and list of National Executive Officers of each party have also been approved by the Commission.

The Electoral Body had earlier assured that those associations, which applied for registration as political parties, would be considered before the general elections.

Upon this registration, officially recognized political parties in Nigeria now stand at 20.