Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- Some political parties, on Thursday, reacted to the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) decision to deregister them due to their failure to win at least one political seat in Nigeria's last general elections.

Earlier on Thursday, the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, declared the ruling APC; the main opposition, PDP; Action Alliance Congress (AAC), and 15 others as duly registered and recognised by the electoral body.

He also announced Alliance For Democracy (AD), Fresh Democratic Party (ADP), All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP), All Blending Party (ABP), and 70 other parties as deregistered.

Mr Yakubu said the 74 political parties did not meet "the requirements of the Fourth Alteration to the Constitutional ...