The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday announced that it has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to be registered as a political party in Nigeria.
Tom Ikimi, a leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) one of the merging parties forming the APC, announced this to reporters on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mr Ikimi said the application was made to the electoral umpire on Friday last week and was signed by nine people as required by law.
He named the nine people as the National Chairmen, Secretaries, and Treasurers of the three merging parties, the ACN, CPC, and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP.
The APC, once registered will be Nigeria’s main and largest opposition party.