Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has de-registered two more political parties, bringing the total number of axed parties to 30, the local Punch newspaper reported Friday.
The newly-axed parties are Change Advocacy Party and Democratic Front for a Peoples Federation.
The paper reported that the commission axed the parties for failing to meet the requirements stipulated by the Electoral Act, the same reason given for the earlier de-registration of 28 parties.
Before the de-registration of the 30 parties, Nigeria had over 50 political parties, though only a few are actually pulling their weight.
Pana 15/02/2013