No fewer than 110 associations have submitted letters of intent to register as political events forward of the 2027 common election, the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has revealed.
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure on Wednesday, June 25, throughout the fee’s second quarterly consultative assembly with media executives in Abuja.
“As of Monday, twenty third June 2025, the Fee has acquired letters of intent from 110 associations that want to register as political events,” Yakubu mentioned.
He famous that INEC is at the moment processing the requests consistent with the legislation, INEC laws, and its inner tips.
As well as, he defined that every one however six of the functions had been acknowledged, with the remaining ones to be addressed earlier than the top of the week.
Reaffirming INEC’s neutrality, Yakubu mentioned the fee would deal with all functions pretty, whatever the social or political standing of the candidates.
“We are going to deal with all requests pretty regardless of the standing of their promoters, be they unusual or distinguished residents,” he said.
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He additionally dismissed recommendations that INEC was being selective or compromised in its dealing with of the method. Based on him, related unfounded accusations have been made in 2013.
In a transfer to advertise transparency, Yakubu mentioned a full listing of the 110 associations, together with proposed names, acronyms, addresses, and the names of their protem chairmen and secretaries, would quickly be printed on INEC’s web site and social media platforms.
The surge in registration requests comes amid rising political exercise throughout the nation forward of the 2027 elections.
Political analysts imagine the pattern displays rising dissatisfaction with current political events and growing curiosity in different platforms.
Yakubu additionally touched on different electoral issues, together with preparations for the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November 8 and the deliberate resumption of Steady Voter Registration nationwide.
However for now, all eyes stay on the destiny of the 110 associations, and which of them will meet the authorized thresholds to change into Nigeria’s subsequent era of political events.
