The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released a new timetable for the 2027 general elections, rescheduling the presidential and National Assembly polls to January 16, 2027.
According to the commission, elections for gubernatorial positions and all State Houses of Assembly will now take place on February 6, 2027.
However, previously, INEC had stated the presidential and National Assembly elections for February 20, 2027, while governorship and state assembly contests were to be conducted on March 6, 2027.
The commission reviewed the dates following the cancel of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the signing into law of the new Electoral Act, 2026.
