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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports attributed to it that a former vice president and nine governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed an application to register a political party.
The chief press secretary to the national chairman of INEC, Kayode Idowu, in a statement refuted a story in a national daily (not Afric-tv24) which said that he admitted the application for the registration of the party.
He said INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit, noting that it does not make public issue of the party’s identity or their promoters.
The statement reads in part: “You cited me in a story entitled, ‘Nine PDP Govs Float Party, Apply for Registration’ as confirming to you that the former vice president and some governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party have applied for the registration of a party to be known as the Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM). Your reporter will confirm to you that I never said such a thing.
“The question your reporter asked was if there is any pending application for party registration in the commission, and I confirmed that an application, as always, is pending. Please note: He mentioned no name of any particular group (because he confessed he didn’t even have it) or the promoters.
“INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit. It makes no public issue of the party identity or their promoters. For avoidance of doubt, I did not discuss any party identity or promoters with your reporter because he didn’t have enough information to provide such detail in his enquiry.”
Meanwhile the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even though he acknowledged that some of his associates are seeking to register PDM.
Welcome to Afric tv24's News Update
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports attributed to it that a former vice president and nine governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed an application to register a political party.
The chief press secretary to the national chairman of INEC, Kayode Idowu, in a statement refuted a story in a national daily (not Afric-tv24) which said that he admitted the application for the registration of the party.
He said INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit, noting that it does not make public issue of the party’s identity or their promoters.
The statement reads in part: “You cited me in a story entitled, ‘Nine PDP Govs Float Party, Apply for Registration’ as confirming to you that the former vice president and some governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party have applied for the registration of a party to be known as the Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM). Your reporter will confirm to you that I never said such a thing.
“The question your reporter asked was if there is any pending application for party registration in the commission, and I confirmed that an application, as always, is pending. Please note: He mentioned no name of any particular group (because he confessed he didn’t even have it) or the promoters.
“INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit. It makes no public issue of the party identity or their promoters. For avoidance of doubt, I did not discuss any party identity or promoters with your reporter because he didn’t have enough information to provide such detail in his enquiry.”
Meanwhile the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even though he acknowledged that some of his associates are seeking to register PDM.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports attributed to it that a former vice president and nine governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have filed an application to register a political party.
The chief press secretary to the national chairman of INEC, Kayode Idowu, in a statement refuted a story in a national daily (not LEADERSHIP) which said that he admitted the application for the registration of the party.
He said INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit, noting that it does not make public issue of the party’s identity or their promoters.
The statement reads in part: “You cited me in a story entitled, ‘Nine PDP Govs Float Party, Apply for Registration’ as confirming to you that the former vice president and some governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party have applied for the registration of a party to be known as the Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM). Your reporter will confirm to you that I never said such a thing.
“The question your reporter asked was if there is any pending application for party registration in the commission, and I confirmed that an application, as always, is pending. Please note: He mentioned no name of any particular group (because he confessed he didn’t even have it) or the promoters.
“INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit. It makes no public issue of the party identity or their promoters. For avoidance of doubt, I did not discuss any party identity or promoters with your reporter because he didn’t have enough information to provide such detail in his enquiry.”
Meanwhile the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even though he acknowledged that some of his associates are seeking to register PDM.
- See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/160813/inec-denies-report-over-new-party-former-vp-pdp-govs#sthash.jbfmboB3.dpuf
The chief press secretary to the national chairman of INEC, Kayode Idowu, in a statement refuted a story in a national daily (not LEADERSHIP) which said that he admitted the application for the registration of the party.
He said INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit, noting that it does not make public issue of the party’s identity or their promoters.
The statement reads in part: “You cited me in a story entitled, ‘Nine PDP Govs Float Party, Apply for Registration’ as confirming to you that the former vice president and some governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party have applied for the registration of a party to be known as the Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM). Your reporter will confirm to you that I never said such a thing.
“The question your reporter asked was if there is any pending application for party registration in the commission, and I confirmed that an application, as always, is pending. Please note: He mentioned no name of any particular group (because he confessed he didn’t even have it) or the promoters.
“INEC, by law, receives applications for party registration and treats them on individual merit. It makes no public issue of the party identity or their promoters. For avoidance of doubt, I did not discuss any party identity or promoters with your reporter because he didn’t have enough information to provide such detail in his enquiry.”
Meanwhile the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even though he acknowledged that some of his associates are seeking to register PDM.
- See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/160813/inec-denies-report-over-new-party-former-vp-pdp-govs#sthash.jbfmboB3.dpuf
