From Victor Osula, Abuja
Five more political associations have applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration as political parties.
The five associations seeking registration include Green Future Party (GFP), Affirmative Action Party of Nigeria (AAPN), A Better Alliance For Nigeria (ABA), New National Democratic Party (NNDP) and Advanced Progressive People’s Alliance (APPA).
In a statement signed on Thursday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, he stated that the new application brings the total number of associations seeking registration as political parties to 134.
Olumekun also disclosed that INEC has so far registered about 96,085 in the last nine days of the continuous voter registration exercise ahead of the November governorship election in Anambra state. The Commission, however, announced the extension of the exercise by another three days to allow more eligible voters register
The statement read: “The Commission held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday, 17th July, 2025. Among other issues, the meeting reviewed the ongoing preparation for the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Anambra State and further update on applications for registration by new political parties.
“The Commission is pleased with the turnout of registrants in Anambra State and the peaceful conduct of the CVR in all the 326 registration centres in the State. As of yesterday, Wednesday, 16th July 2025, 96,085 new voters have successfully registered in nine days.
“On average, the Commission registered over 10,600 voters per day. In addition, 12,595 voters applied for transfer of their registration both within and outside the State, while 7,061 persons applied for the update of their records or the replacement of their damaged or lost Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs).
“The CVR in Anambra State ends today. However, in response to appeal from citizens, the Commission hereby extends the exercise for three more days. It will now end on Sunday, 20th July 2025.
“Thereafter, the Commission will display the register for claims and objections by citizens as provided by law, followed by a further clean-up of the data using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS).
“Subsequently, the detailed breakdown of the new registrants by age, gender, occupation and disability will be published for public information. At this preliminary stage, 56,017 (58%) of new registrants are female, while 50,429 (52.48%) are young people between the ages of 18 and 34.
“Meanwhile, the Commission has received five more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties. This brings the number received so far to 134.
“The details of the new associations, indicating their proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships are published on our website and other platforms for public information.
“The Commission will continue to keep the citizens up to date on all its activities”, the statement concluded.
