INEC: We ve completed 9 of 14 electoral milestones for 2027
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed nine of the 14 major statutory activities outlined in its revised timetable for the 2027 general elections. The INEC chairman said the commission’s National Register of Voters had crossed 103 million, adding that the 2027 elections would cover 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, 774 local government areas, 8,809 registration areas and 176,846 polling units.
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✦Amupitan said the commission had successfully completed nine of the 14 statutory milestones, including three phases of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and the physical display of the Preliminary Register of Voters nationwide.
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2027:The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed nine of the 14 major statutory activities outlined in its revised timetable for the 2027 general elections.Friday:INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja when he received a pre-election fact-finding mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Victor Bockarie Foh.2027:The delegation, co-led by former Executive Secretary of ECOWAS and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Dr Abbas Chernor Bundu, visited the commission to assess its level of preparedness for the 2027 general elections.
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✦The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed nine of the 14 major statutory activities outlined in its revised timetable for the 2027 general elections.
✦The INEC chairman said the commission’s National Register of Voters had crossed 103 million, adding that the 2027 elections would cover 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, 774 local government areas, 8,809 registration areas and 176,846 polling units.
✦Amupitan said the commission had successfully completed nine of the 14 statutory milestones, including three phases of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and the physical display of the Preliminary Register of Voters nationwide.
Key Facts:2027: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed nine of the 14 major statutory activities outlined in its revised timetable for the 2027 general elections.Friday: INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja when he received a pre-election fact-finding mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former Vice-President of Sierra Leone, Victor Bockarie Foh.2027: The delegation, co-led by former Executive Secretary of ECOWAS and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Dr Abbas Chernor Bundu, visited the commission to assess its level of preparedness for the 2027 general elections.2026: Parallel campaigns within APC Atiku to INEC: Name officials responsible for AI photographs on voters’ register He said INEC had also uploaded the preliminary register on its dedicated online portal to enable members of the public to scrutinise the list and make claims and objections ahead of the certification of the final register on December 15, 2026.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed nine of the 14 major statutory activities outlined in its revised timetable for the 2027 general elections.
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The INEC chairman said the commission’s National Register of Voters had crossed 103 million, adding that the 2027 elections would cover 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, 774 local government areas, 8,809 registration areas and 176,846 polling units.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has completed nine of the 14 major statutory activities outlined in its revised timetable for the 2027 general elections.