By Gabriel Atumeyi
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
365Daily recall that INEC in February last year announced the deregistration of the political parties over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general polls.
In the judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, the Supreme Court said the deregistration of NUP, one of the 74 parties, was done in line with the laws and compliance with the extant provisions of the Constitution and Electoral Act.
INEC chairman, Yakubu Mahmood recently said the action was in preparation for the coming 2023 general elections.
According to him, the deregistration was done because of the poor performance of the parties in the 2019 general elections and their failure to satisfy the requirements of the Fourth Alteration to the Constitutional Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).