The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would soon release the details of successful associations ahead of 2027 general election.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said this during the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations on Wednesday in Abuja.
The INEC Chairman recalled that INEC received 171 letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties, adding that the associations were assessed in line with Section 222 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), Section 79(1), (2) and (4) of the Electoral Act, 2022, as well as Clause 2 of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2022.
Amupitan said several of the associations were unable to fulfill the constitutional requirements and the requirements of the Electoral Act, 2022, as well as the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties.
“Let me assure you that the successful association(s) will soon be announced by the commission,” Amupitan said.
He said the second phase of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Amupitan hs begun on Jan 5 and would run until April 17, adding that the entire CVR was scheduled to span one year and would be concluded on Aug. 30.
“In the first phase of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise conducted from Aug. 18 to Dec. 10, 2025, the commission registered a total of 2,782,589 eligible voters,” he said.
“We are encouraged by the strong public response to the exercise, which affirms the belief of Nigerians in the democratic process and in the efforts of the commission to ensure that every eligible citizen is afforded the opportunity to register and vote.
“For transparency purposes, data on completed online pre-registrations and physical registrations are published weekly on the commission’s website,” he said.
