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Alhaji Adbullahi Mohammed, Acting National Secretary of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP), on Friday in Abuja has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against interfering in political parties' affairs so that freedom of association can be allowed as entrenched in the constitution.
INEC, had on Feb 5, said it would stop all official communication with political parties operating through caretaker committees over a long period of time.
"The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria allows for freedom of association; therefore, INEC should not interfere on how a political party runs its affairs for whatever reasons.
"The way a party is run is strictly a party’s affair and INEC has no right to determine the executive of a party,’’ he said.
Mohammed said that the laws upon which INEC was acting were derived from the constitution which guaranteed freedom of association.
Alhaji Jubrin Zarewa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Zamfara said such parties had no functional offices.
"INEC has been dealing with them as if they are individuals operating from their private residences’’.
"The affected parties cannot present candidates for election if they do not have their elected officials in place before the next general elections,’’ he said.
INEC, had on Feb 5, said it would stop all official communication with political parties operating through caretaker committees over a long period of time.
"The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria allows for freedom of association; therefore, INEC should not interfere on how a political party runs its affairs for whatever reasons.
"The way a party is run is strictly a party’s affair and INEC has no right to determine the executive of a party,’’ he said.
Mohammed said that the laws upon which INEC was acting were derived from the constitution which guaranteed freedom of association.
Alhaji Jubrin Zarewa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Zamfara said such parties had no functional offices.
"INEC has been dealing with them as if they are individuals operating from their private residences’’.
"The affected parties cannot present candidates for election if they do not have their elected officials in place before the next general elections,’’ he said.
