INEC sets 24 October deadline for appeals over excluded candidates
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigeria’s electoral commission has given parties until 24 October to challenge candidates’ exclusion from the final lists for the 2027 governorship elections. The 14-day deadline follows the omission of several prominent candidates and threats of legal action, according to Punch, citing INEC.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set 24 October as the deadline for parties to report candidates omitted from the final list for the 2027 governorship elections. The commission announced the deadline in a statement issued on Tuesday evening, according to Punch.
The 14-day period provided for under Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act 2026 allows parties to challenge the exclusion of their candidates. The statement was signed by Mohammed Haruna, national commissioner and chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee. The announcement comes amid controversy over the absence of several prominent political figures from the list.
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