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Party Primaries And Accountability, By Reuben Abati

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When the Electoral Act 2026 was passed into law in February 2026, the expectation was that it would be the deus ex machina (the fool-proof, mechanical, solution as in complex Greek tragedies of old) to Nigeria’s electoral problems since the return to civilian rule in 1999, but the newest law merely followed the old pattern, incomplete and […]

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Court nullifies INEC deadline for party primaries, other deadlines

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Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key provisions in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, ruling that the electoral umpire lacks the powers to abridge timelines expressly provided under the 2026 Electoral Act. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday but […]

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Serving APC Reps members who lost in party primaries (Full list)

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In a major shake-up that swept across several states in Nigeria, including Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Imo, Jigawa and Delta, no fewer than 19 serving members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost their bids to secure return tickets during the party’s primaries ahead of the 2027 general […]

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