A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove five political parties from its register over their failure to meet constitutional requirements for continued recognition. The affected parties are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Justice Peter Lifu gave the order following a suit filed by the National Forum of Former Legislators. The group had asked the court to determine whether INEC is legally required to deregister political parties…
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