Why INEC Can’t Punish Politicians For Early Campaigns – Yakubu

Thetidenewsonline | 12-09-2025 01:18pm |

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is constrained by law from sanctioning politicians who have begun campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of INEC, spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a stakeholders’ roundtable on premature political campaigns. Prof. Yakubu said while section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 prohibits campaigns earlier

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