A civil society group, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to gazette the Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2026.
KDI made the call on Monday in a press statement signed by its Executive Director, Bukola Idowu.
Mr Idowu said the call “is an essential step to strengthening transparency, ensuring stakeholder preparedness, and providing legal certainty ahead of forthcoming elections.”
“The absence of a formally gazetted version leaves the authoritative legal and operational framework for elections under the Electoral Act, 2026 incomplete,” he added.
Mr Idowu commended INEC’s proactiveness in developing the guidelines. However, he argued that promulgating this in the federal government gazette “affirms the guidelines’ authenticity and effective implementation.”
