Appeal Court voids key Electoral Act provisions on parties’ primary election, membership register
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday struck down some key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 touching on political parties’ primary elections and membership registers.
What Court of Appeal said Punch newspaper reports that Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike, who delivered the lead decision of the Court of Appeal panel, struck down section 77(6) for vesting excessive control over political parties’ internal affairs in INEC.
According to the court, the Electoral Act provisions were inconsistent with sections of the constitution which give political parties the right to decide whom to nominate for elections.
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