INEC rejects 64 petitions, removes candidates from 2027 election lists

<img width="800" height="533" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/INEC-Chairman-Professor-Joash-Ojo-Amupitan.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/INEC-Chairman-Professor-Joash-Ojo-Amupitan.jpg 800w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/INEC-Chairman-Professor-Joash-Ojo-Amupitan-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> <p>The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected 64 petitions filed by political parties over the 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly candidates’ lists, following a review that also led to the removal of some candidates.</p><p>The commission disclosed this in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, on October 30, 2026.</p><p>INEC said 12 political parties filed 69 petitions across 26 states over governorship candidates.</p><p>It approved 41 of the complaints but dismissed 28.</p><p>For the State Houses of Assembly elections, 61 petitions were submitted by 11 political parties across 11 states.</p><p>The commission upheld 25 and rejected 36.</p><p>The complaints involved political parties allegedly omitted from the lists, candidates whose names were included despite not appearing in their parties’ membership registers, and cases of multiple nominations.</p><p>Following its review, INEC approved the inclusion of candidates and parties whose complaints were justified.</p><p>It also removed names that were wrongly published and candidates whose nominations did not meet legal requirements.</p><p>The commission said the revised lists would be published on its website, with details of the affected candidates, political parties and states.</p><p>“The Commission assures the public of its commitment to transparency and the credibility of the electoral process,” the statement added.</p><p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/30/inec-rejects-64-petitions-removes-candidates-from-2027-election-lists/">INEC rejects 64 petitions, removes candidates from 2027 election lists</a></p>

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