The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied reports circulating online claiming the registration of two new political parties – the “Independent Democrats” and the “Peoples Democratic Movement”.

In an official statement issued by the commission via its X on Wednesday, INEC described the report as false and urged members of the public to disregard it.

INEC also addressed the history of the two political groups mentioned in the fake report.

It will be recalled that both the ‘Independent Democrats’ and ‘Peoples Democratic Movement’ were registered as political parties in August 2013.

“However, they were deregistered in February 2020 in accordance with Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the commission said.