2027: INEC confirms review of Supreme Court judgment affecting Chinda, Omo-Agege, others

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it has commenced a reappraisal of the Supreme Court judgement restoring cardinal provisions of the Electoral Act 2026.

The improvement comes amid concerns implicit the eligibility of immoderate candidates up of the 2027 wide elections.

INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this connected Tuesday astatine the commission’s World Press Conference successful Abuja.

Amupitan said the committee had received complaints from governmental parties, aggrieved aspirants and members of the National Assembly implicit the implications of the Supreme Court judgement successful the lawsuit betwixt INEC and the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP.

The Supreme Court, successful its September 24, 2026 judgment, upheld the constitutionality of sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026 and restored INEC’s revised timetable and docket of activities for the 2027 elections.

Amupitan said INEC lone received the certified existent transcript of the judgement connected Tuesday and was studying its contents earlier determining the ne...