Breaking: INEC releases timetable for 2027 polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a timetable notice for the 2027 general election.

ccordingly, while the Presidential and National Assembly elections will be held on February 20, 2027, the Governorship and State Assembly elections will be held on March 6.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja.

Recall that INEC had, on February 4, disclosed that despite the apparent delay in the passage of the amended Electoral Act currently before the National Assembly, it had finalised the election timetable and schedule of activities.

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hile it noted it had made its submissions to the National Assembly, the electoral umpire conceded that some items in the schedule of activities could be impacted by the time the lawmakers passed the electoral act.

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