Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the House of Representatives’ bill seeking the establishment of the Political Parties Registration and Regulation Commission, which aims to register, regulate, and monitor the organisation and operation of political parties in Nigeria.
Although the ex-Vice President lauded the initiative to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission of the powers to register and regulate the activities of political parties, he warned of the financial implications of creating another public institution, given the economic realities of the time..
However, report revealed that the bill currently before the House Committee on Constitution Review, seeks to alter Sections 40, 81, 84,153, 222, 225, 226, 228 and the Third Schedule of the Constitution to establish the Political Parties Registration and Regulation Commission and empower it to register, regulate and monitor political parties in the country.