Friday, February 13 2026 - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the 2027 General Elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, released the timetable at a press briefing in Abuja, on Friday.
According to Amupitan, while the Presidential and National
Assembly elections would hold on February 20, 2027, governorship and state
assembly elections would take place on March 6, 2027.
Amupitan said the commission was fully prepared for the
exercise.
“By virtue
of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, the
tenure of the President, the Vice-President, the Governors, and Deputy
Governors of states of the Federation, except Anambra State, Bayasa State, Edo
States, Ekiti States, Imo State, Ogi, Kondo, and National States, will expire
on the 28th day of May, 2027.
Membership
of the National and State Assemblies will stand dissolved on the 8th day of
June, 2021.
Pursuant to
Section 76(2), 116(2), 132(2), and 178(2) of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, elections to the said offices shall hold
not earlier than 150 days, and not later than 30 days, before the expiration of
the term of office of the holders''
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