Supreme Court Ruling Opens Legal Questions Over Some 2027 Party Nominations
The Supreme Court’s September 24 ruling restored key provisions of the Electoral Act on party membership registers and nomination procedures. The decision does not automatically disqualify any candidate, but it may provide grounds for legal challenges where a party failed to follow the law. The restored provisions require parties to use the membership register submitted to INEC at least 21 days before a primary. They also set requirements for how candidates emerge through direct primaries or consensus arrangements. Questions have been raised over the nominations of some PDP, SDP, APM, PRP and APC candidates, including candidates who recently changed parties. Any disqualification would depend on evidence before the courts, such as party registers, waiver documents and records of the nomination process. In Gombe, a separate Federal High Court ruling had already nullified the PDP governorship primary that produced Isa Ali Pantami and ordered a fresh exercise. Other cases will be decided individually if formal legal challenges are filed.
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