…to enforce the Supreme Court’s September 24 judgment in INEC v Zenith Labour Party on membership register requirements. In the letter addressed to INEC, the party urged the commission to verify whether political parties submitted their digital membership registers at least 21 days before their respective primaries, con…

…that political parties presenting candidates whose names were missing from official membership registers submitted to the commission will be barred from participating in the 2027 general elections.The commission's stance follows a September 24 landmark judgment by the Supreme Court, which affirmed the constitutionality…

…Gombe and Kwara states, the court held that the plaintiff failed to provide the party’s membership register, accreditation records and final primary election results to substantiate the claim. Consequently, the court dismissed the suit and resolved all the issues in favour of the PRP, Duke and INEC. Court dismisses sui…

…consensus is still a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as contained in the membership register uploaded by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, adding that the Supreme Court has already clarified the issue. “The reason I took my party and INEC to court is simple. That former senator is a mem…

…provisions of the Electoral Act had clarified aspects of the legal framework on party membership registers and candidate nomination. According to him, the development should reinforce the importance of accurate membership records, transparent internal processes and disciplined candidate selection by political parties.…

…decision that had voided them. The restored provisions require parties to rely on the membership register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at least 21 days before a primary. A party cannot use a different register, while nominations are to be conducted through direct primaries or consen…

…sections 77(5), (6), and (7), as well as 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, which regulate membership registers of political parties and the procedure for the nomination of candidates for the 2027 general elections. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the sections were inconsist…

…on May 26, having not been a registered member of the party as of May 4, when the PRP’s membership register was submitted to INEC. He also prayed the court to declare overvoting in states like Bauchi, Gombe and Kwara. He, therefore, sought a declaration that the ex-governor, not being a registered member of the PRP, ca…

…the timetable released on February 26, political parties were required to submit their membership registers between March 24 and April 25, conclude their primaries by May 31, while the nomination portal for presidential and National Assembly candidates opened on June 27 and is scheduled to close on July 11. Governorshi…

…politicians from defecting to another political party after parties have submitted their membership registers to INEC for the same election cycle. The provision effectively closed a route previously exploited by unsuccessful aspirants to seek alternative tickets on the platforms of rival parties. Ironically, many lawma…

…that Duke was not a duly registered member of the PRP as at May 4, when the party's membership register was submitted to INEC. He said he validly purchased the party's Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and paid a total sum of N20 million to the pa…

…on May 26, despite not being a registered member of the party as of May 4, when the PRP membership register was submitted to INEC. Ge also challenged alleged over-voting in states like Bauchi, where the registered members of the 1st defendant in its membership database are 593, and the total votes cast were 760. He als…