2027: Reps Ask INEC to Disqualify Candidates Not Listed in Submitted Party Registers
Bayo Balogun said strict enforcement will curb disputes and litigation after the Supreme Court restored the Electoral Act provisions.
- On Tuesday, the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to audit party membership registers and disqualify 2027 election candidates whose names do not appear in them.
- The Supreme Court on September 24, 2026, restored Electoral Act provisions after setting aside a Court of Appeal judgment that had declared them unconstitutional, holding them consistent with the 1999 Constitution.
- Sections 77 and 77 mandate that only members whose names appear in registers submitted to the Commission are eligible to vote or be voted for during party primaries, congresses, and conventions.
- Committee Chairman Bayo Balogun stated that diligent enforcement will prevent disputes and reduce litigation, urging the Commission to proceed without delay in monitoring political parties and their electoral activities.
- The Committee described this enforcement as a litmus test for the Commission, warning that any culpable political party and candidates face disqualification for failing to comply with the Electoral Act.
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2027: Reps ask INEC to disqualify candidates not in submitted party registers
The lawmakers said diligent enforcement of the provision of the Electoral Act following the Supreme Court judgement would help prevent disputes and reduce the volume of litigation that could arise from alleged irregularities or non-compliance with Sections 77(4) to 77(6) of the Act.
2027: Reps urge INEC to disqualify candidates not in submitted party registers
He said that pending legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, constitutionality and enforceability of the sections was over by the virtue of the Supreme Court’s judgment.
2027: Reps ask INEC to disqualify candidates not listed in submitted party registers
Ahead of the 2027 election, the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify candidates whose names are not contained in political party registers, as stipulated by the Electoral Act 2026. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chairman of the committee, Bayo Balogun, drew the commission’s […] 2027: Reps ask INEC to disqualify candidates not listed in submitted party…
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