Over 100 Political Parties To Partake In 2019 Elections – INEC

No fewer than 100 political parties will be participating in the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said some of the parties were drawn from the 138 political groups that had applied to be registered as political parties in the country.

Mr Yakubu issued the statement at an Elections Stakeholders’ Summit jointly organised by INEC, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), DFID and the Christian Aid Nigeria.

He also said, “As at May 24, an estimated 9 million voters were added to the voters’ register bringing the total number to an estimated 80 million.

“The commission is collaborating with security agencies and formulating administrative procedures to check incidences of vote-buying at polling centres,” Mr Yakubu said.