May 21, 2026
By Luminous Jannamike
Political parties on Thursday welcomed the Federal High Court judgment nullifying parts of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s timetable for the 2027 general elections, describing the ruling as a major relief after months of complaints over the electoral body’s timelines.
The judgment could significantly reshape political calculations ahead of the 2027 polls, following sustained concerns from political parties that INEC’s timetable was limiting their ability to properly organise their activities.
“There is a need to hurry slowly on critical democratic processes. I’m certain that all political parties are gladdened by the judgment. The judgment will help parties to better organise themselves,” spokesman of the PDP Interim National Working Committee led by Kabiru Turaki, SAN, Ini Ememobong, told Vanguard.
