22 Deregistered Political Parties Want Names In Ballot Papers

Twenty-two political parties in Bauchi State deregistered by INEC for lack of national spread and non performance have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) to include their names and logos on the ballot papers for future elections in order to ensure justice and fairness.
Addressing newsmen at the NUJ Press Centre, yesterday the political parties stated that following the Court of Appeal judgment, INEC was supposed to have recognized and included their names and logos on the ballot papers without hesitation.
The Chairman of YPP, Ahmed Tijjani Aminu who spoke on behalf of the political parties said that political parties were mechanisms that ensure the attainment of fundamental right of all Nigerians who share similar, aims, opinions, and ideology.
“More often than not, the growing political parties in Nigeria tend to suffer most from the might of the giant ruling party, opinions, and ideology.
“After we received the court of appeals order on the 103 of August 2020, we the 27 affected Political Parties in Nigeria, Bauchi state Chapters, approached the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIC) and formally submitted the Court Order to its attention and expressed our interest to participate in the forthcoming Bauchi State local government election for the post of Chairmen and Councilors as well as by Election of State House of Assembly, all relevant document were duly forwarded and acknowledged by it,” he said.