APPEAL COURT RESTORES INEC'S 2027 ELECTION TIMETABLE

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday set aside a Federal High Court judgment that had nullified parts of INEC’s timetable for the 2027 general elections. The ruling restores INEC’s original schedule for voter registration, primaries, and elections.

The decision comes as political parties are already jostling and as the debate over APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket for 2027 intensifies.The Federal High Court had earlier nullified some timelines in INEC’s timetable, saying due process was not followed. INEC appealed

It should be noted that the federal High Court had earlier nullified some timelines in INEC’s timetable, saying due process was not followed The electoral body however appealed and on Thursday, the Appeal Court ruled that INEC acted within its constitutional powers under that Section 153 of the 1999 constitution and ordered that the timetable be restored in full.

Legal experts in the country have said that this move has removed the biggest legal uncertainty ahead of 2027 general election as everything planned can fall back to the proposed dates.

With the Court of Appeal ruling, the independent National Electoral Commission timetable still stands.