The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received the certified true copy of a Supreme Court judgment concerning its powers over political party registers and has commenced a review of the decision.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, disclosed that the Commission received the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment in the morning and was reviewing its implications.
The judgment relates to Section 77 of the Electoral Act and the extent of INEC’s authority over the registers of political parties.
The development comes as the electoral commission intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC has previously stated that its mandate includes monitoring the organisation and operations of political parties, including their conventions, congresses and primaries.
Non-sensitive materials being deployed
Amupitan also disclosed that some states had begun receiving non-sensitive election materials as preparations for the elections advance.
According to the INEC chairman, procurement for the printing of ballot papers and result sheets is nearly completed, with the Commission moving towards final contract awards.
The development represents another stage in INEC’s preparations for the 2027 polls, for which the Commission has published an electoral timetable. The timetable provides for the presidential and National Assembly elections on February 20, 2027, and the governorship and State House of Assembly elections on March 6, 2027.
INEC has also identified the printing of ballot papers and result sheets, configuration of BVAS devices and other logistical processes as critical components of the election timetable.
The Commission has continued consultations with political parties and other electoral stakeholders as it works towards the 2027 elections.
Amupitan, who has been INEC chairman since October 2025, has repeatedly stressed the need for the Commission to complete key electoral preparations well ahead of polling day.
