Party Registration: Full List Of 8 Associations That Have Crossed INEC’S 2nd Stage

<h4>Party Registration<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that 8 associations&comma; desiring registration as political parties have successfully crossed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC&&num;8217&semi;s second hurdle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>INEC press statement disclosed this as reproduced below<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Further to the Commission’s earlier update on Thursday&comma; 11th September 2025&comma; on the ongoing process for the registration of political parties&comma; the Independent National Electoral Commission &lpar;INEC&rpar; held its regular meeting today&comma; Thursday&comma; 30th October 2025&comma; and&comma; among other issues&comma; reviewed progress made since that announcement&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Following the briefing held for 14 pre-qualified associations on Tuesday&comma; 17th September 2025&comma; the Commission opened its dedicated portal for the upload of required documents from Wednesday&comma; 18th September to Friday&comma; 18th October 2025 at midnight&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>As of Saturday&comma; 19th October 2025&comma; eight &lpar;8&rpar; out of the fourteen &lpar;14&rpar; pre-qualified associations successfully completed the upload of all necessary information and documentation&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>The associations are&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>1&period; All Democratic Alliance &lpar;ADA&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>2&period; Citizens Democratic Alliance &lpar;CDA&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>3&period; Abundance Social Party &lpar;ASP&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>4&period; African Alliance Party &lpar;AAP&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>5&period; Democratic Leadership Alliance &lpar;DLA&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>6&period; Green Future Party &lpar;GFP&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>7&period; National Democratic Party &lpar;NDP&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>8&period; Peoples Freedom Party &lpar;PFP&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>The next step in the registration process is the detailed assessment and verification of the information and documents submitted by each association&period; This stage will ensure conformity with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria &lpar;as amended&rpar;&comma; the Electoral Act 2022&comma; and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties &lpar;2022&rpar;&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>The Commission wishes to reaffirm its commitment to inclusivity&comma; transparency&comma; and the deepening of Nigeria’s democratic culture&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Sam Olumekun mni<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>National Commissioner &amp&semi; Chairman&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Information and Voter Education Committee<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Thursday 30th October<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;