The Movement for Credible Election (MCE), alongside prominent civil society leaders including Dr Usman Bugaje and former Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against appealing a Federal High Court judgment that nullified parts of its timetable for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Thursday, the group said any attempt by INEC to challenge the ruling would further damage public confidence in the electoral body, which it described as already suffering from a severe credibility crisis.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to set aside the judgment that voided the timelines it issued for the 2027 general…

The Federal High Court, in a judgement delivered on 20 May, held that INEC lacked the statutory power to fix or prescribe the timeframe within which political parties must conduct…