The
Independent National Electoral Commission says the growing number of political
parties may pose challenges for the commission in the 2019 general elections.
The
Chief Technical Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Bolade Eyinla, said this in
Abuja on Monday at a retreat organised by the National Institute for Policy and
Strategic Studies, Kuru.
While
delivering a keynote address at the event, which was titled, ‘The Dynamics of
Managing Political Parties Professionally,’ Eyinla said so far, 68 political parties
had been registered.
Eyinla,
who represented INEC, said with over 100 political associations seeking
registration, the number might increase before the elections which could cause
logistical problems, including the production of ballot papers.
The
INEC official said if 68 parties participated in the elections, it could also
mean that a total of 68 party agents would be at each polling unit, which could
cause the elections to be rowdy.
“Currently
there are 68 registered political parties in Nigeria. As of today, there are
more than100 associations that have applied to INEC to register as political
parties. This raises a number of questions which we want this retreat to
address,” he said.
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