INEC Registers New Political Party, The Democratic Peoples Congress: Fixes Dates For Katsina Rep Bye-Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has approved the registration of a new party, named Democratic People’s Congress (DPC), even as it released the time table for bye-election into the Katsina Federal Constituency.
The new party brought the total number of registered parties in the country to 29.
According to the statement from the Commission, the approval for the new party came at the end of Commission’s meeting, held on Friday 19th June this year.
In a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. Augusta C. Ogakwu, the party Constitution, Manifesto, Logo/flag and the list of the National Executive Officers were also approved.
The letter also stated that the certificate of registration would be issued in due course.
A statement signed by the Director for Election and Party Monitoring department, Bala Shittu, said the Katsina the election is scheduled to hold on the 8th of August this year
It said that a meeting with stakeholders in preparation for the election was held yesterday, 15th.
A breakdown of the other activities in the build up to the elections is as follows:
17th July 2015 – Notice of Election
25th July, 2015 – Political Party Primaries
25th July, –7th August 2015
25th July, 2015 – Collation of CF001 and CF002
27th July, 2015 – Last day for submission of Forms CF001 & CF002 at the   NHQ Abuja
29th-30th July, 2015 – Publication of list of nominated candidates for the election
30th July, 5th August, 2015 – Submission of names of party agents to REC
7TH August, 2015 – Last day/time for campaign
8th August, 2015 – Date of Election. [myad]