…Say only aspirants who participated in primaries can challenge candidacies
By Our Correspondent
Legal practitioners have clarified that the recent Supreme Court judgment restoring key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 does not automatically invalidate nominations already made by political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The lawyers also said the judgment does not give the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the power to unilaterally disqualify candidates over alleged defects in the nomination process.
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