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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The African Alliance Party (AAP), has threatened to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to register it as a political party having met all the requirements as provided in the 1999 Constitution as amended, the Electoral Act, and the commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022.
AAP questioned the criterion INEC used in registering the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that did not participate in the registration process nor listed on the INEC’s website and other official platforms for public information.
Its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Sadiq, in a statement yesterday, said: “It is clear that AAP met all the requirements for registration as a political party, and was unlawfully removed by INEC.
“This injustice shall not stand. It is a calculated assault on the nation’s democracy.
“AAP demands immediate registration as a political party by INEC or face legal action.
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“AAP reaffirms its confidence in the Judiciary as the temple of justice and the last hope of all aggrieved citizens, and will defend and deepen the nation’s democracy in spite of the antics of reactionary forces bent on suffocating the democratic space.
“The integrity of INEC is a stake. It’s double-standard is glaring in registering the purported Nigeria Democratic Congress that didn’t participate in the registration process nor listed on the INEC’s website and other official platforms for public information.
“On what criterion was NDC registered? Court order should be based on credible evidence of participation in the registration process.
“You cannot build something on nothing. This abuse of the legal process, INEC’s bias and policy somersault shall be challenged in court. Due process and the rule of law must be complied with for sustainable democracy and development in Nigeria.”
He further claimed that anti-democratic elements “want to stop African Alliance Party by all means using a compromised INEC. Political space should be widened not compressed. INEC intentionally removed AAP and should register it now.”
