The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the timetable for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, confirming dates for the presidential, governorship, senatorial and other legislative polls.

The INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, released the timetable at a press briefing held in Abuja, announcing that the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 20, 2027, with governorship and State Houses of Assembly polls scheduled for March 6, 2027.

Amupitan emphasised that the timetable is anchored in the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended, while also dismissing earlier claims that the electoral body had already issued the election schedule before the formal announcement.

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The announcement comes after INEC had earlier stated on February 4 that it had completed the election timetable and schedule of activities, despite delays in the passage of the amended Electoral Act currently before the National Assembly.

While INEC noted that it had submitted its proposed schedule to lawmakers, it acknowledged that some items in the schedule of activities could be affected depending on when the amended Electoral Act is eventually passed.