2027: S’Court reserves judgment in appeal to restore voided portions of Electoral Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission challenging the nullification of portions of the Electoral Act 2026 by the Court of Appeal. The Abuja Division of the appellate court had on July 16 struck down sections 77(5), (6), and (7), as well as 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, which regulate membership registers of political parties and the procedure for the nomination of candidates for the 2027 general elections. The court held that the sections were inconsistent with provisions of sections 221 and 222 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which give political parties the right to decide whom to sponsor in an election. The judgment followed an appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/750/2026, which the Zenith Labour Party lodged against INEC.

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