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June 17, 2019
TheIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said it lacked theconstitutional power to deregister any of the existing 91 political parties inthe country.
TheINEC Federal Commissioner in charge of Nasarawa, Kogi and Kwara States, MalamMuhammed Haruna, made this known on Monday in Lokoja while declaring open apost-election review meeting on the last general elections.
Harunasaid that the clamour by Nigerians for a reduction in the number of registeredparties could only be done through an amendment of the Constitution.
Heagreed that the provisions in the 1999 Constitution that state that partiesmust be national in outlook and have headquarters in Abuja had led tounexpected problems but explained that INEC was helpless.
TheCommissioner advocated a consensus among stakeholders to resolve the issue,explaining that constitutional amendment was the only way out.
Harunaidentified logistics as the major challenge the INEC encountered in the processof conducting the last general elections, saying that steps would be taken toprevent a re-occurrence.