The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that a group, African Peoples Congress (APC), has approached it for registration as a political party.

The chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, My Kayode Idowu, who disclosed this to LEADERSHIP last night during a telephone interview, said that the group had filed an application for registration as a political party only last week.

He, however, added that the group must fulfil certain criteria before it can be registered.

When asked if the action of the group was meant to stall the registration of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC),Idowu replied: "We don't have any application from the All Progressives Congress with us, as the body is yet to approach us for registration."