The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties.
The apex court made the pronouncement in a judgment dismissing an appeal filed by one of the 74 political parties deregistered by INEC in February 2020.
The appellant, the National Unity Party (NUP), had filed its case to challenge the earlier July 29, 2020 verdict of the Court of Appeal upholding its deregistration by the electoral body.
A member of the apex court’s panel, Chima Nweze, who delivered the lead judgment on…
