2027: Reps’ committee asks INEC to disqualify candidates not in parties’ registers

The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has asked INEC to audit party membership registers and disqualify 2027 election candidates whose names are not contained in them, as stated by the Electoral Act 2026. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Bayo Balogun (APC), made the call in a statement on Tuesday. He drew attention to a Supreme Court ruling on sections 77(5), 77(6), and 77(7) and called for full enforcement on all political parties. Balogun noted that the Supreme Court on September 24 restored the provisions after setting aside a Court of Appeal judgment that had declared them unconstitutional.

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