May 23, 2026
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor
EXACTLY 237 days to the January 16, 2027 presidential polls, how the race will pan out is gradually taking shape.
Unless the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, re-tools its timeline to align with a Federal High Court verdict of Thursday that ordered extension of the window for primaries, submission of party membership registers and others to September, only 13 aspirants are in the presidential race as of now.
The INEC’s guidelines fixed May 10 as deadline for submission of party membership register and May 30 for conduct of primaries, a reason the parties are in a mad rush to complete their primaries before month end.
