{"id":71646,"date":"2020-02-06T17:48:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=71646"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:48:11","slug":"inec-de-registered-74-political-parties-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/inec-de-registered-74-political-parties-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC de-registered 74 political parties in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1657803073112918936\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday de-registered 74 political parties.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>With this development, there are now 18 registered political parties in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Details shortly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday de-registered 74 political parties. 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