The African Alliance Party has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission to register it within two weeks or face a court case. The party made this known in Abuja through its interim national chairman, Rev. Olusegun Peters.
According to the party, it is among the eight associations that were pre-qualified by INEC and successfully uploaded all required documents on the commission’s portal.
Peters said the party met the deadline and followed all rules stated in the 1999 Constitution as amended, the Electoral Act 2022, and INEC’s 2022 guidelines for political parties.
Despite meeting these conditions, the party said INEC refused to include it in the list of newly registered political parties. Peters described the action as unfair and against the commission’s earlier promise to judge all applications based on the law.
He also referred to reports suggesting that the African Alliance Party and the Democratic Leadership Alliance had already been cleared for registration, which made the exclusion more confusing.
The party believes the refusal is linked to its rising acceptance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Peters said the party has gained support from Nigerians across different groups due to its ideas and plans for the country.
He added that lawyers have been instructed to begin legal action if INEC does not change its decision within 14 days. The party also asked INEC to release the Certified True Copy of the court order that led to the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
Peters expressed concern that the Nigeria Democratic Congress was registered even though it was not among the 14 pre-qualified associations or the eight that completed the upload process on INEC’s website.