Electoral Act: INEC Takes Final Position On Parties, Candidates Over Supreme Court Verdict Next Tuesday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will announce its final position next Tuesday on the implications of the Supreme Court judgment concerning political parties that failed to comply with statutory requirements for membership registers ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The commission warned that political parties that fielded candidates whose names were not on the membership registers submitted to INEC within the stipulated period would not be allowed to participate in the elections through such candidates.
INEC also indicated that the affected parties would not be permitted to substitute the candidates, stressing that political parties should not benef...