Nigeria officially has 91 registered political parties the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.
At the last count in January 2018, there were 68 parties. Between then and now, INEC said it had certified 23 more parties out of an application of 144.
The elections body noted in a press statement that this was the final batch of registration before the country goes to the polls in February 2019.
The new parties will be presented their certificates on Thursday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
