INEC: Omitted Candidates Over Missing Membership Registers, Cites Supreme Court

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that candidates were omitted from the final list for the 2027 governorship elections because their political parties failed to submit membership registers as the law requires. In a statement issued in the early hours of Tuesday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education […] The post “Membership Registers Are Constitutional And Mandatory” — INEC Cites Supreme Court, Gives Parties October 24 To Challenge Omitted Candidates appeared first on TheNigeriaLawyer.

Lawyers representing political parties or candidates must advise their clients on the strict requirement to submit membership registers to INEC to avoid candidate omission. They should also be aware of the October 24 deadline to challenge the omission of candidates from the final list for the 2027 governorship elections, citing the Supreme Court's stance on the constitutionality and mandatory nature of these registers.

Source: Original reporting via The Nigerian Lawyer