INEC registers APC

The Independent National Electoral
Commission has finally given the nod for
the merger of the leading opposition
parties in the country- Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples
Party (ANPP) and the Congress for
Progressive Change (CPC).
The parties formed the All Progressives
Congress in the efforts to provide a
formidable challenge for the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015
elections.
Following the approval, the individual
certificates of the three parties involved
in the merger had been withdrawn.
The statement reads:
"The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) has approved the
application by three political parties – the
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All
Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) –
to merge into one, to be known as the All
Progressives Congress.
"On considering the application, the
Commission found that the applicant-
parties have met all statutory
requirements for the merger, and has
accordingly granted their request.
"Consequently, the Commission has
approved the withdrawal of the individual
certificates of the applicant-parties, and
the issuance of a single certificate to the
All Progressives Congress."