The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday broke his silence on the registration of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said APC was registered as a merger party because it met all the requirements.
He insisted that the registration of APC was “done right under the law.”
He, however, said the commission would appeal against a court judgment which nullified its decision to de-register Fresh Party and other parties.
Jega made the clarification while responding to questions at a stakeholders’ conference with media professionals and civil society organizations on Voter Register Optimization, Plans for Continuous Voter Registration.
He also said it is not time to release the 2015 general elections timetable.
Jega said: “With regards to our registration of APC and what informed what we have done, it is clear to us that the parties that intend to merge have met all the legal requirements of merger and we have done all the internal processes or processing application for merger and we have taken the decision to register them and we believe we are right to do so under the law.
“I cannot comment on other issues because those issues are subject to litigation but we are satisfied that what we have done is right under the law and that is why we did it.”
Responding to a question, the INEC chairman said APC can participate in the November governorship poll in Anambra State.
Source: The Nation
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