{
  "id": 15100740,
  "title": "Kwankwasiyya, NNPP Petition INEC Over Kano, Oyo Guber Candidates’ Exclusion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/kwankwasiyya-nnpp-petition-inec-over-kano-oyo-guber-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:24:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/17/kwankwasiyya-nnpp-petition-inec-over-kano-oyo-guber-candidates-exclusion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria is facing criticism over the exclusion of certain candidates from its final list for the 2027 elections. The Kwankwasiyya Movement and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have petitioned the commission, with the former challenging the omission of their governorship candidate in Kano state. Oyo NNPP candidate Adebiyi Adedapo has also threatened legal action against the commission for omitting him from the list of governorship candidates. President Bola Tinubu has appointed five new officials to the electoral body and reappointed its National Commissioner for the North-east, Dr Bala Bila, ahead of the general election.",
  "summary": "Alex Enumah, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing mounting pressure over the exclusion of some candidates from its final",
  "key_points": [
    "Kwankwasiyya Movement petitions INEC over Kano candidate’s exclusion.",
    "NNPP’s Adebiyi Adedapo threatens legal action against INEC.",
    "President Tinubu appoints five new officials to INEC ahead of 2027 elections."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The legal challenges against the electoral commission signal growing friction between political movements and the regulatory body over candidate eligibility ahead of the upcoming general election cycle.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}