INEC SHORTLISTS 14 POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR REGISTRATION
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 14 political associations have scaled the first hurdle in the process of being registered as political parties.
The decision was reached at the Commission’s regular meeting held on Thursday, September 11, 2025, where INEC also reviewed preparations for forthcoming off-cycle governorship elections and the end-of-tenure Area Council election in the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the Commission, a total of 171 requests for registration were received, but only 14 associations met the preliminary requirements in line with the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Electoral Act 2022, and INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022. The remaining 157 associations failed to scale through.
Among the shortlisted groups are the African Transformation Party (ATP), All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Advance Nigeria Congress (ANC), Abundance Social Party (ASP), African Alliance Party (AAP), Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Grassroots Initiative Party (GRIP), and Green Future Party (GFP). Others include Liberation People’s Party (LPP), National Democratic Party (NDP), National Reform Party (NRP), Patriotic Peoples Alliance (PPA), and Peoples Freedom Party (PFP).
INEC stated that the interim chairmen and secretaries of the pre-qualified associations are to attend a briefing at its headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, after which physical verification of their claims will be conducted.
The Commission stressed that the final determination of registrability will only be made after the verification process, while reiterating that political party registration remains a continuous process open to all associations that meet the legal requirements.
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