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INEC Rejects Parallel Congresses By Political Parties

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INEC Rejects Parallel Congresses By Political Parties

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu/File

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated it will not enable factional or parallel congresses by political events.

Famzn News gathered that the electoral physique stated that it should solely acknowledge congresses authorized by the National Working Committees of the events.


INEC Director of Election and Party Monitoring (EPM) Aminu Idris revealed this in Abuja on the Nigerian Political Parties Discussion Series (NPPDS).

Idris stated, β€œINEC solely recognise congresses performed by the congress committee appointed and authorized by the events.

β€œThe INEC can't go to the sector and be in search of parallel congresses exterior those performed by the congress committee appointed by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the events.

β€œIt is the responsibilities of the parties to obey their constitutions and their approved guidelines.”

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