Court declares AAP legally registered, directs INEC to issue certificate of registration

The African Alliance Party, AAP, has said that the Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has declared the party a legally registered political party in Nigeria.
National Chairman of the party, Rev. Peters Olusegun Iyaobaje, in a statement on Thursday, said the judgment was delivered in Appeal No. CA/MK/102/26, filed by the party against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, and the Secretary, Dr. Rose Oriarian-Anthony.
According to Iyaobaje, the appellate court held that AAP is deemed to be a duly registered political party by operation of law.
The statement explained, “The basis of the court’s decision was that INEC failed to...