The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has received eight more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, SAM OLUMEKUN, gave the update after the weekly meeting of the Commission on Thursday.
OLUMEKUN said details of the latest requests, indicating the proposed names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships of the associations have been uploaded on its website and other online platforms for public information.
He also revealed that INEC has commenced the shortlisting of the associations that meet the requirements to proceed to the application stage, having created the portal for party registration.
The INEC official added that details will be released immediately after the 16 bye-elections in 12 states scheduled for Saturday 16th August 2025, while also reassuring Nigerians that the Commission shall continue to keep citizens informed on all its activities.
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