2027: Attack corps members, election officials, face consequences - INEC chairman warns

Ahead of the 2027 wide elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, has warned that anyone who attacks corps members oregon electoral officials during predetermination duties volition look the afloat value of the law.

Amupitan gave the informing connected Saturday, October 31, 2026, during the commission’s South-South zonal interactive gathering with unit and readiness appraisal successful Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He warned against attacks connected National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members deployed for predetermination duties, saying those liable would look ineligible consequences.

“Anyone who threatens oregon harms INEC officials, including National Youth Service Corps members deployed for predetermination duties, would look the afloat value of the law,” helium warned.

The INEC president besides cautioned electoral officers against partisanship, negligence, absenteeism and fiscal misconduct, informing that specified behaviour would pull disciplinary action.

Amupitan disclosed that the South-South portion has 15,823,550 registered voters, including 3,736,434 successful Rivers State, stressing that nary eligible elector should beryllium disenfranchised done administrative negligence oregon logistical failure.

On preparations for the 2027 elections, helium said the committee was preparing its Bimodal Voter Ac...