INEC Approves 41 Petitions, Rejects 28 Over 2027 Governorship List
- The Independent National Electoral Commission updated the 2027 governorship and State Houses candidate lists following a review of complaints from political parties regarding candidate inclusions and exclusions.
- A September 24, 2026, Supreme Court judgment affirmed the constitutionality of Section 77- of the Electoral Act, making membership registers mandatory for political parties; INEC cited this ruling and Section 287 of the 1999 Constitution.
- INEC received 69 governorship petitions, approving 41 and rejecting 28, while State Houses elections generated 61 petitions with 25 successes and 36 failures. Candidates with verification issues were removed from membership registers.
- Notable exclusions include Isa Ali Pantami, the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Gombe State; Ladi Adebutu and Abdulsalam Gwarzo also absent.
- INEC will publish the updated candidate list on its official website, reiterating its commitment to transparency and electoral credibility as preparations continue for the 2027 general elections.
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2027: Pantami, Gwarzo in, Adebutu out
After more than two weeks of suspense, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday took a final decision on the fate of candidates nominated by political parties for governorship and House of Assembly seats who were not initially cleared by the commission. The commission’s top officials, after series of meetings with its chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, cleared former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Panta…
2027: INEC grants provisional clearance to Pantami, Gwarzo
There were strong indications on Thursday night that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC might have provisionally cleared a former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Gombe State, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Abdulsalam Gwarzo, to contest the 2027 elections.
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