INEC Sets October 24 for Parties to Challenge Candidate Omissions
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a deadline of October 24 for political parties to submit complaints regarding the omission of their governorship candidates from the final list for the 2027 elections. This deadline is in accordance with Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act, 2026, which mandates that parties believing their candidates were wrongly omitted must notify INEC within 14 days of the list's publication.
The omission of candidates is linked to a Supreme Court judgment affirming the requirement for political parties to submit their membership registers before conducting valid primaries. The Supreme Court, in Appeal No.
SC/CV/495/2026, delivered on September 24, 2026, upheld Section 77(5)-(7) of the Electoral Act, 2026, stating that non-compliance with these provisions renders parties ineligible to sponsor candidates. INEC finalized the governorship candidates' list based on this ruling, while the lists for presidential and National Assembly candidates were published on September 12, 2026, prior to the court's decision.
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