Deji Adeyanju Urges INEC to Follow Supreme Court Ruling

Human rights lawyer and political commentator Deji Adeyanju has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to comply with a recent Supreme Court judgment concerning the Electoral Act. In a statement issued on Monday, Adeyanju urged INEC to remove the names of candidates from political parties affected by the judgment from its official portal.

He cited Section 287(1) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandates that all authorities and individuals must enforce Supreme Court decisions. Adeyanju stressed that INEC should implement the court's orders without delay or selectivity, ensuring that its official records accurately reflect the judgment's effects.

This call follows a unanimous decision by a seven-member Supreme Court panel that restored Sections 77(5), 77(7), and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, which had previously been invalidated by the Court of Appeal. Adeyanju emphasized the need for INEC to take all necessary administrative actions to achieve full compliance with the Supreme Court's ruling.