Reps Pass Bill To Strip INEC Of Powers To Regulate Parties
The House of Representatives has passed through second reading a bill that seeks to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of its powers to register and regulate political parties in Nigeria. The proposed legislation, sponsored by the Speaker, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen and Marcus Onobun, aims to establish an independent authority, the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, to oversee the registration and regulation of political parties. […]