The Independent National Electoral Commission has recognized the Youth Party (YP) as the 19th political party in the country.
TheHintsNews reports that YP was registered on 16th August, 2018 by virtue of the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on 16th October 2017.
However, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement issued Thursday said the party would now be accorded with all rights and privileges of political parties in Nigeria.
According to him, Consequently, the Commission has recognised the Youth Party (YP) as the 19th Political Party in Nigeria with all the rights and privileges accorded political parties in Nigeria.
Okoye stressed that the Commission met Thursday and deliberation among other issues the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the deregistration of the Youth Party (YP) as a political party.
He explained that following the Commission’s decision to deregister some parties in accordance with Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution, the Youth Party approached the Federal High Court and secured an Order restraining the Commission from deregistering it.
He noted that on appeal by the Commission, the Court of Appeal set aside the Order of the Federal High Court and on further appeal by the party, the Supreme Court set aside the deregistration of the party.
Okoye said based on the judgment of the Supreme Court, the Commission interfaced with officials of the Youth Party on the modalities for its operation based on the Constitution, the Electoral Act 2022 and the Regulations and Guidelines of the Commission.