Court Upholds INEC’s Deregistration of AUN

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday upheld the Independent
National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision deregistering the
Alliance for United Nigeria, as a political party.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a judgment held that INEC’s decision
was “unassailable” as it was in line with the provision of section
225(a) of the Nigerian Constitution.

The judge held that the AUN failed to meet the statutory
threshold of the registration requirement for political
parties.

He held that having participated in the 2019 general elections
and failed to win any seat in either federal, state, or local
government levels INEC was right to deregister the party as
stipulated in the constitutional provision.

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday upheld the Independent
National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision deregistering the
Alliance for United Nigeria, as a political party.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a judgment held that INEC’s decision
was “unassailable” as it was in line with the provision of section
225(a) of the Nigerian Constitution.

The judge held that the AUN failed to meet the statutory
threshold of the registration requirement for political
parties.

He held that having participated in the 2019 general elections
and failed to win any seat in either federal, state, or local
government levels INEC was right to deregister the party as
stipulated in the constitutional provision.