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Chuks Okocha and Alex Enumah in Abuja A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday called for the limitation of political parties to a maximum of six as part of measures to bring sanity to the country’s political system ahead of the 2023 general election. According to Fagbemi, the present 86 political parties are too impracticable for Nigerians, especially the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He made the suggestion when spoke at the on-going National Worksho...

Vanguard News 2023: SAN seeks law to reduce political parties to 6 On Igbo 2023 Presidency A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has advocated a new law to reduce the number of political parties in the country to six ahead of the 2023 general elections. Fagbemi spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the on-going National Workshop on Election Petition Review organised by the Court of Appeal in collaboration with International Foundation on Electoral System (IFES). The senior lawyer asse...

Daily Post Nigeria Published A legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has canvassed for a new law that will outrightly prune political parties to a maximum of six as a way of ensuring sanity in the body politics of the country before the 2023 general elections. Fagbemi claimed that the present 86 political parties is too wieldy for Nigerians especially the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cope with along with other challenges. The senior lawyer ...

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has said that the leaders of the Southeast must ensure sanity within their region before negotiating for presidency in 2023. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima made the remark in response to comments by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-political Organisation that they would reach out to other regions to allow the Southeast produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. Speaking with DAILY POST, Shettima said it would be difficult to trust the Southeast wi...

By Alex Enumah A Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ejembi Eko yesterday called for the suspension of the immunity of a president and governor who goes against Electoral Act. But in the provisions of the constitution, a serving president or governor cannot be prosecuted for any alleged infractions of the country’s law while still in office. However, speaking at a workshop for the review of Elections Petition Tribunal in the 2019 General Election held in Abuja, Justice Ekwo said such suspe...