INEC barred from de-registering 31 political parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission has been restrained from deregistering 31 political parties.

Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court who presided over
the interlocutory motion with suit number: FHC//ABJ/ CS/444/19 between
Advanced Congress of Democratic (ACD) and 2 others Vs. Attorney General
of the Federation and another (INEC), stated that the legal rights of
the affected political parties has to be protected as the electoral
commission failed to oppose the application by the applicants.

Recall that INEC deregistered 74 political parties on February 6, for
not meeting the requirements of the Fourth Alteration to the
Constitutional Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).