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INEC said it reached the decision on listing both candidates based on the position of the courts on the legal cases instituted on the parties to the dispute for the tickets
The judge also ordered the two factions to maintain the status quo and obey the order made by a Federal High court in Akwa, Anambra State, on May 31
UPN was inaugurated by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in 1978 following the lifting of ban on party politics by the military government of then General Olusegun Obasanjo
According to Onukaogu had this to say about the voter turn out during the last elections in the state: “While 1.71 million people registered, only 492,750 votes were cast
The 17-member observer mission, which is being led by former Prime Minister of Malta, Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, arrived in the island country on August 31 and will depart on September 14, 2013
The spokesman was fielding questions from NAN on the alleged rumour that six governors of the Peoples Democratic Party had approached the commission for the registration of a new political party
He said the commission would be neutral in its activities by giving all parties and their candidates equal opportunities
The INEC boss canvassed this position on Tuesday during INEC/Democracy and Good Governance experience-sharing and confidence building workshop held with political parties in Abuja
INEC on Friday registered two new political parties, the Independent Democrats and the Peoples Democratic Movement, in addition to the approval of the All Progressives Congress
Jega said that all structures are being laid to effectively monitor campaign expenditure by candidates and political parties as the 2015 general election approaches
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But in a letter, which was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, A.C. Ogakwu, and addressed to the National Chairman of PPA, Chief Sam Nkire, INEC said the new name and acronym were similar in appearance and pronouncement to those of two existing registered political parties
He said: “We have their names, pictures, addresses and gradually all of them will be caught and prosecuted but we are starting with 72 persons
A statement by the Secretary to the Commission, A. C. Ogakwu, said the registration was done based on the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended)
Ada said the equipment was designed to record the total number of people that are accredited and the total votes cast at each polling unit during elections
Jega said underage registration remains a major factor militating against smooth registration in the country, adding that INEC officials were helpless in areas where such took place
Onabis stated that the registration of APC was an indication that INEC can still be trusted with conducting the next election if it does away with external influences
The APC, made up of the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Congress for Progressive Change has had a running battle with INEC over its move to merge and become a new political party
INEC has unwittingly let itself be caught in the web of the internecine political crossfire between the PDP and APGA