2027: Reps panel seeks disqualification of candidates not in party registers

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) to disqualify candidates for the 2027 general election, whose names are not in their political parties register.
The chairman of the Committee, Bayo Balogun, said the committee’s demand was in line with the recent Supreme Court judgment on the the 2026 Electoral Act, noting that there was a need to enforce Section 77 of the electoral law.
The committee referenced INEC’s July 26 communication, in which the Commission, raised concerns over judicial. pronouncements and ongoing court cases on the interpretation and enforceability of Sec...