CD warns INEC over exclusion of 2027 election candidates
The Campaign for Democracy (CD), a prominent Nigerian pro-democracy civil society organisation established in 1991, has raised serious concerns regarding
In response to the controversy surrounding the omission of certain candidates' names from the final list for the 2027 governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted political parties a 14-day window to submit their complaints. According to Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act, 2026, the deadline for lodging these complaints is October 24.
The omission of prominent politicians, such as Oladipupo Adebutu from the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State and Aminu Ringim from the African Democratic Congress in Jigawa State, has triggered protests and potential legal action. The Supreme Court's September 24 judgment in INEC v. Zenith Labour Party upheld the constitutionality of provisions related to political party membership registers and candidate nominations.
INEC has emphasized that parties who failed to comply with these provisions are ineligible to sponsor candidates for the election, as stated in Section 287(1) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
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