NTP to sue INEC over deregistration
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The National Transformation Party (NTP) in Delta State said it is set to take the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the deregistration of the party recently.
Delta State chairman of the Party Christian Moses Abeh said this yesterday in Asaba, adding that nothing would stop the members of the party from instituting the court action against INEC unless the decision to deregister the party is reversed.Abeh said a meeting was held in Asaba late last month to review INEC actions and discovered that it was not fair to have included NTP to the list of deregistered parties in Nigeria.
“This is because the commission did not carry out deregistration of parties totally in accordance with electoral laws, otherwise about 20 political parties – which include SDMP, AA, ACD, ADC, MPPP, AD, NNPP, CPP, CAP, ACPN and DFPF – would have followed the ways of others for not also meeting the requirements,” the state chairman noted.
He said NTP membership spread and surpasses the required two third minimum state’s requirement, contrary to INEC position on why the party was deregistered.
He asked the commission to look inward for the second reason of not winning a seat in the 2011 general election to the fact that the party was just a year old when the election was held, and yet some credible candidates were fielded across 28 states of the country.
“Some candidates did so well that the party was sure it won in one or two places but was denied victory by perceived malpractices which resulted to seeking redress at the courts in few places,” Abeh said
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NTP to sue INEC over deregistration
Category: Inside politics Written by Monday Osayande, Asaba Hits: 517
The National Transformation Party (NTP) in Delta State said it is set to take the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the deregistration of the party recently.
Delta State chairman of the Party Christian Moses Abeh said this yesterday in Asaba, adding that nothing would stop the members of the party from instituting the court action against INEC unless the decision to deregister the party is reversed.Abeh said a meeting was held in Asaba late last month to review INEC actions and discovered that it was not fair to have included NTP to the list of deregistered parties in Nigeria.
“This is because the commission did not carry out deregistration of parties totally in accordance with electoral laws, otherwise about 20 political parties – which include SDMP, AA, ACD, ADC, MPPP, AD, NNPP, CPP, CAP, ACPN and DFPF – would have followed the ways of others for not also meeting the requirements,” the state chairman noted.
He said NTP membership spread and surpasses the required two third minimum state’s requirement, contrary to INEC position on why the party was deregistered.
He asked the commission to look inward for the second reason of not winning a seat in the 2011 general election to the fact that the party was just a year old when the election was held, and yet some credible candidates were fielded across 28 states of the country.
“Some candidates did so well that the party was sure it won in one or two places but was denied victory by perceived malpractices which resulted to seeking redress at the courts in few places,” Abeh said