INEC vetting 144 parties’ applications, captures 168,187 voters in Anambra
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By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it it is currently scrutinising 144 applications for registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement Thursday in Abuja.
He also revealed that ahead of the November governorship election in Anambra, INEC registered 168,187 fresh voters.
Olumekun said though these are preliminary figures pending data clean-up, the detailed breakdown shows that 97,832 (58%) are female while 70,355 (42%) are male.
“In terms of age, 90,763 (53.97%) are young people aged 18-34, while the occupational distribution shows that 62,157 (36.92%) are businessmen/women while 44,243 (26.31%) are students.
“In terms of Persons with Disability (PWDs), 303 (24.92%) have physical impediment, followed by 207 (17.02%) with albinism,” stated.
He said once the period for the display of the preliminary register of new voters for claims and objections is over, including the Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS, the new registrants will be added to the existing register and published on Polling Unit basis ahead of the election.
“Thereafter, the Commission will announce the dates and locations for the collection of the Permanent Voters’ Cards PVCs for new registrants and those who applied for transfer or replacement of their lost or damaged cards.
“The PVCs from previous registration will also be available for collection. With 105 days to the election, the Commission is aware of the tight timelines but we wish to reassure all new registrants in Anambra State that their PVCs will be available for collection ahead of the election,” he said.
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He recalled that INEC had earlier assured Nigerians that it was finalizing necessary tests on the party registration portal designed and built in-house by its ICT officials.
“As is the case with all our IT innovations, the new portal has been demonstrated before the Commission and approved for deployment,” he said.
According to him, “the Commission is evaluating all numerous letters of intent received so far to determine the associations that meet the requirements to proceed to the application stage.
“A report is expected at our next regular meeting.
“Meanwhile, the Commission has received 10 more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties, bringing the number so far to 144.
“The details of the new associations, including their names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships are published on our website and other platforms for public information,” he stated.
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