Supreme Court Judgement: Parties that violate membership register rule won’t field candidates – INEC
Background The Supreme Court judgement followed a legal battle over provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 governing political party membership registers, party primaries and candidate nomination.
Mr Haruna said the commission would not allow parties to substitute candidates affected by the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on the submission and use of party membership registers.
A Federal High Court judgement and a Court of Appeal decision initially nullified Sections 77(5) to (7) and Section 84(2), as well as aspects of INEC’s revised timetable for the 2027 elections, creating uncertainty over the commission’s timetable and the legal consequences of parties’ failure to comply with the membership-register requirements.
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