GOCOP seeks court interpretation of election law ahead of 2027 polls
M-R: Ayobami Salami, Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner; Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, Chairman of the GOCOP conference; Abayomi Shogunle, Commissioner of Police in charge of Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; Tayo Popoola, Head of Mass Communication, University of Lagos; Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, Creative Director, Gender Agenda and founder of WEWE Network Afrique; and Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, International Press Centre, at the 10th annual GOCOP conference in Lagos on Thursday.
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called for a court interpretation of the Electoral Act 2026 and the Nigerian constitution for clarification on media reports of exit polls, election projections and independent result tallies ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The guild also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide timely information on election preparations, including logistics, technology tests and result management.
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