The Independent national electoral commission (INEC) has axed out 28 political parties, reducing the list to almost half of it's initial number.
The electoral body announced this on Thursday, affected by this action are Pastor Chris Okotie’s Fresh Democratic Party; Balarabe Musa’s Peoples Redemption Party; and the National Reformation Party, founded by the late nationalist, Anthony Enahoro.
Below is a statement released by the commission,