The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the deregistration of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
INEC in February last year had deregistered the underperforming political parties in the country, but the action of the commission was challenged by some of the political parties.
The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal made by the National Unity Party, NUP, challenging INEC’s powers to deregister the parties.
The panel of judges, delivering the judgment virtually, and led by Justice Mary Odili, said there was no reason for it to set aside the earlier decisions of both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, which upheld INEC’s action on the affected political parties.
INEC deregistered the 74 political parties, including NUP, in February 2020, for their inability to win any seat at either Federal, State, or Local Government level, during the 2019 general elections.
Dissatisfied with the action, the NUP tried and lost to be relisted as a political party by both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
The party had contended that the action by the INEC amounted to an infringement on its fundamental rights.
Here is the full list:
AAP -Advanced Allied Party
ABP – All Blending Party
ACD- Advanced Congress Of Democrats
ACPN – Allied Congress Party Of Nigeria
AD – Alliance For Democracy
AGA – All Grassroots Alliance
AGAP – All Grand Alliance Party
ANDP – Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party
ANN – Alliance For New Nigeria
ANP – Alliance National Party
ANRP – Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party
APA – African People Alliance
APDA – Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance
APN – Alternative Party Of Nigeria
ASD – Alliance Of Social Democrats
AUN – Alliance For A United Nigeria
BNPP – Better Nigeria Progressive Party
CAP – Change Advocacy Party
CC – Coalition For Change
CNP – Change Nigeria Party
COP – Congress Of Patriots
DA – Democratic Alternative
DPC – Democratic People’s Congress
DPP – Democratic People’s Party
FDP – Fresh Democratic Party
FJP – Freedom And Justice Party
GDPN – Grassroots Development Party Of Nigeria
GPN – Green Party Of Nigeria
HDP – Hope Democratic Party
ID -Independent Democrats
JMPP – Justice Must Prevail Party
KP – Kowa Party
LM – Liberation Movement
LPN – Legacy Party Of Nigeria
MAJA – Mass Action Joint Alliance
MDP – Modern Democratic Party
MMN -Masses Movement Of Nigeria
MPN – Mega Party Of Nigeria
MRDD – Movement For The Restoration And Defence Of Democracy
NAC – National Action Council
NCMP – Nigeria Community Movement Party
NCP – National Conscience Party
NDCP – Nigeria Democratic Congress Party
NDLP – National Democratic Liberty Party
NEPP – Nigeria Elements Progressive Party
NFD – Nigeria For Democracy
NGP – New Generation Party Of Nigeria
NIP – National Interest Party
NPC – Nigeria People’s Congress
NPM – New Progressive Movement
NUP – National Unity Party
PCP – People’s Coalition Party
PDC – People For Democratic Change
PDM – People’s Democratic Movement
PPA – Progressive People’s Alliance
PPC – Providence People’s Congress
PPN – People’s Party Of Nigeria
PPP – People’s Progressive Party
PT – People’s Trust
RAP – Reform And Advancement Party
RBNP – Re-Build Nigeria Party
RP – Restoration Party Of Nigeria
SNC – Save Nigeria Congress
SNP – Sustainable National Party
SPN – Socialist Party Of Nigeria
UDP – United Democratic Party
UP – United Patriots
UPC – United People’s Congress
UPN – Unity Party Of Nigeria
UPP – United Progressive Party
WTPN – We The People Nigeria
YDP – Young Democratic Party
YES – Electorates Solidarity
YP – Youth Party
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