Breaking: INEC presents certificates to 23 new political parties

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday presented certificates of registration to 23 newly registered political parties.

TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the INEC Boss presented the certificates to the newly registered political parties at the Commission’s conference hall in Abuja.

The registration of the 23 new political parties brings to 91 the total number of political parties in the country.

Meanwhile, the Commission had extended deadline for continuous voters registration to 31st August.

The commission initially said it would suspend the exercise on August 17 until after the 2019 general elections.

“The exercise will continue in all the designated registration centres every day, including weekends, but excluding public holidays, between 9am and 5pm,” the Commission stated.

The Commission further informed that the ongoing collection of permanent voters card (PVCs) will not end with the CVR exercise.

“Collection of PVCs will continue until close to the general elections,” the Commission said.