MCE Faults INEC’s Appeal against Judgement Nullifying Aspects of Election Time-table

• Warns move will erode public trust, credibility

Alex Enumah in Abuja

A civil society group has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) appeal against the judgement of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified some sections of the commission’s revised time-table for the conduct of the 2027 general elections.

The group, Movement for Credible Election (MCE), pointed out that the judgement of the trial court did not impose any new demands on the electoral umpire but, simply ordered INEC to act in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, in respect of those aspects of the time-table said to be inconsistent with the law.

Justice Mohammed Umar had in a judgement last week, nullified the time-frames imposed by INEC in its Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, on the grounds that, “INEC cannot lawfully abridge or limit” the statutory period for some activities by prescribing a shorter timeframe in its 2027 election timetable.