INEC Approves 41 Petitions, Rejects 28 Over 2027 Governorship List
INEC approved 41 of 69 governorship petitions and 25 of 61 Assembly petitions, then ordered updated candidate lists after reviewing complaints and court rulings.
- Following a review of 69 petitions, the Independent National Electoral Commission released an updated list of 2027 governorship candidates, approving 41 petitions while rejecting 28 others submitted by 12 political parties.
- The commission's decisions followed the September 24, 2026, Supreme Court judgment affirming the constitutionality of Section 77 to of the Electoral Act, which mandates political parties submit membership registers to remain eligible.
- Of the 69 governorship petitions, 41 succeeded while 28 failed. For State Houses of Assembly seats, the commission approved 25 petitions, with 36 unsuccessful.
- Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Pantami gained inclusion as the PDP candidate for Gombe State, while Ladi Adebutu's petition was rejected and Abdulsalam Gwarzo remains omitted under a court order.
- While Pantami's clearance remains subject to pending court cases, INEC reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and the credibility of the electoral process as preparations continue for the 2027 general elections.
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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…
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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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