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  "id": 12382540,
  "title": "INEC receives Certified True Copy of Supreme Court judgement on Electoral Act provisions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/inec-receives-certified-true-copy-of-supreme-court-judgement-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:14:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/914914-inec-receives-certified-true-copy-of-supreme-court-judgement-on-electoral-act-provisions.html"
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  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a Certified True Copy of a Supreme Court judgment regarding certain provisions of the Electoral Act 2026. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the judgment, delivered on September 24, 2026, upheld the constitutionality of sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7), and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026.\n\nINEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, stated that the commission is reviewing the judgment and has received complaints from political parties, aggrieved aspirants, and members of the National Assembly regarding its implications. The commission is studying the contents of the judgment to determine its next steps.\n\nThe judgment concerns the regulation of political parties' membership registers and the nomination of candidates for elective positions, as reported by Premium Times.",
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