EU clarifies position on 2027 polls

According to the ambassador, the EU received a formal invitation from INEC on April 17, 2026, to observe the elections and responded on July 28, 2026, thanking the commission for the invitation and notifying it of its decision to field an Electoral Expert Mission made up of two to four independent experts.‘’In its response dated July 28, 2026, this delegation thanked INEC for its kind invitation and informed that the EU will field an Electoral Expert Mission, EEM, composed of two to four independent experts, who will formally be accredited as observers with INEC.

In a statement yesterday, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, described the reports as inaccurate and clarified that the EU had not declined INEC’s invitation but had instead informed the electoral body of its decision to deploy an Electoral Expert Mission, EEM, for the polls.