Okorie Seeks Registration For New Political Party

A new political association headed by Chief Chekwas Okorie, the United Progressives Party (UPP), on Tuesday announced plans to submit a request to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration as a political party.

The protem National Secretary of the association, Chief Dike Ogbuehi made the remarks in an interview with newsmen.

He said the association would replace the United Progressives Grand Alliance (UPGA) which was denied registration by INEC.

“We did not want to press the issue further because we have lost confidence in the judiciary, even though the reasons they gave for not registering UPGA was not genuine.”

“We believe what is important in the registration of political parties are the manifestoes and the character of those founding it and not the name, the logo or the acronym”, it said.

The statement said the association was optimistic of being registered as a political party in the next few weeks.

“We are so careful in choosing the Tiger Head as our symbol because we did not want to go near anything Africa for now, Tiger Head is an Asian symbol, as going for Lion may generate controversy so that INEC an register the association.

“We are sure of our clout and strength to be registered as one of the national political parties,” it added.

It assured Nigerians of making a difference in the political space, saying once registered it would unveil its programmes to the nation.