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The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has invalidated guidelines by the Independent National Electoral Commission mandating political parties to submit a register and database of all members on May 10 to be eligible to contest for the 2027 general elections.

Justice M.G. Umar delivered the judgement on Thursday in a suit filed by the Youth Party, compelling INEC to follow the 120 days pre-election deadline prescribed by the Electoral Act 2026 for the submission of party registers.

“A Declaration is made that having regards to Section 29(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026 which requires political parties to submit the personal particulars of their candidates not later than 120 days to an election, the Defendant cannot lawfully abridge or limit that statutory period by prescribing a shorter time frame in its 2027 elections,” stated the judgement.

All registered parties, according to Mr Umar, have until September to submit an updated list of all party members, nullifying the initial May 10 deadline.

The judgement gives politicians, who have lost primary elections in their respective parties, the leeway to defect to another political party to continue their ambitions.

The presidential and national assembly elections have been scheduled for January 16, 2027 while governorship and state Houses of assembly polls are set to hold on February 6, 2027.

Source: https://gazettengr.com/just-in-court-nullifies-inec-guidelines-says-political-parties-have-till-september-2026-to-submit-membership-register/

Let's go there, 2027 becoming more interesting.

Court of justice is helping matters here. No fear, let's go.

E don set OOO 🤣🤣 new development and realignment to migrate to other political parties now good opportunities I have not seen this type of INEC before electoral act said 120 days dey on there own reduced to a lesser days just to trap people down now their nyansh don expose to the world nawaoo 🙄🙄🙄 NIGERIANS open Una eyes Amupitan is up for something bad oo 🤣🤣🤣 for 2027 elections in Nigeria OOO 🤣🤣🤣

Goodness for NDC, they will be the biggest beneficiary if true.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Goodness for NDC, they will be the biggest beneficiary if true.

yes sooo. It's not only NDC

There is freedom of association.

iwaeda:
Let's go there, 2027 becoming more interesting.

2027 will be very interesting. Good luck Jonathan in the ballot will really make people to join PDP back.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Goodness for NDC, they will be the biggest beneficiary if true.

I swear. I just hope this will stand.
Because that man Wike has bought virtually all judges, I wonder how the Court was able to muster the judgement. They will soon come with a court order prohibiting politicians from decamping until final appeal at the supreme court especially as the development will not favor them at all

Fubara your last lifeline is here.

Obidients no go talk say Tinubu has the Judiciary in his pocket now o!

We move

Twist in the plot
We watch as it all unfolds!

sakaba:
Twist in the plot
We watch as it all unfolds!

I need to see the news in Arise TV

Truths9ja:
Court of justice is helping matters here. No fear, let's go.

Not paid this time

See how obedient are hailing the judgement.

No more Tinubu and wike has the judiciary in their pockets.

The judgement is a risky one as Appeal court might upturn it

Politicians will be afraid to Port or take the risk

The opposition will be further divided across different political parties if only people know 😂

They have seen the incoming chaos.

Rubber stamp Senate.

Truths9ja:
2027 will be very interesting. Good luck Jonathan in the ballot will really make people to join PDP back.

Goodluck Jonathan.... How?
Are we sleeping in this country?
Are we suffering from mass amnesia or something?
Are we moving forward or backwards?

The Supreme Court will bin it.
INEC has that right

Here is the judgement from the Federal High on INEC electoral laws

1. INEC can only monitor 2027 primaries but cannot fix timetable for when a political party should conduct its primaries for this election

2. INEC cannot give a shorter timeframe or abridge the period in which a political party can provide information of their candidates for 2027 election

3. INEC cannot give a shorter timeframe to political parties as regards withdrawal or replacement of candidates (Placeholders)

4. INEC cannot publish any final list of candidates for 2027 elections before 60 days to election.

5. INEC cannot fix 2027 campaigns to end 2 days to elections.

6. This is AN ORDER nullifying and setting aside the timeframes imposed by INEC for 2027 General Election for:

- the conduct of primary elections by political parties for the 2027 general elections

- the submission of personal particulars of candidates by their political parties for the 2027 general elections

- the withdrawal and replacement of candidates by political parties

- the publication of the final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections and campaigning.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Goodness for NDC, they will be the biggest beneficiary if true.

Anybody who has partake in a primary election can't partake in another primary election again

Truths9ja:
Court of justice is helping matters here. No fear, let's go.

iwaeda:
Let's go there, 2027 becoming more interesting.

Politicians who have partake in APC and other Party Primary elections can't partake in another Party Primary Election again.

It has started

Parachoko:
Anybody who has partake in a primary election can't partake in another primary election again

but the people that was not cleared or disqualified can partake in others party primary?

Parachoko:
Politicians who have partake in APC and other Party Primary elections can't partake in another Party Primary Election again.

but the people that was not cleared or disqualified can partake in others party primary? Lawyers in the house will explain for people to learn.

Truths9ja:
but the people that was not cleared or disqualified can partake in others party primary?

I'm not sure

If they partake in other parties primary, the case can be taken to court by any of their opponent in the APC and other Political Parties

As for me this Case is a 50/50 case

This is another legal lacuna or dimension to this issue of political non-cross carpeting. However, INEC should appeal the judgement

Na now the real anti-party go start.

E don be. Let's go there
I'm sure the noise makers won't see the impartiality of the judges now
The moment it doesn't favour them, the judiciary becomes partial

What do I know sef