Backlash Forces INEC to Scrap Voter Revalidation Plan

Nigeria’s electoral commission drew widespread condemnation from opposition parties, civil society organisations, and the Obidient movement before abruptly suspending publicity preparations for a nationwide voter revalidation exercise it had announced just days earlier, exposing deepening anxieties over the integrity of the country’s electoral system less than a year to the 2027 general elections. The Independent…

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INEC to Audit National Voter Register

INEC to Audit National Voter Register

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a nationwide voter revalidation exercise to purge the national register of inaccuracies. This planned move serves as a routine administrative audit rather than a fresh registration of citizens. The commission intends to identify deceased persons, rectify erroneous transfers, and eliminate instances of multiple registrations. Adedayo Oketola, spokesperson…

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INEC Registers Two New Parties, Laments Rising Internal Crises Threatening Electoral Integrity

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has registered two new political parties ahead of the 2027 general election while raising serious concerns about persistent leadership disputes within existing parties, which it described as a threat to Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. Speaking on Thursday at the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties, INEC Chairman, Prof….

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