The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan has formally released the Notice of Election and Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Elections, setting February 20, 2027 as date for the Presidential and National Assembly Polls.
Addressing members of the press at their Headquarters in Abuja the INEC Chairman described the announcement as a “significant milestone in the democratic journey and a Constitutional obligations aimed at consolidating Nigeria’s democracy.
According to the Commission in a post on X stated as follows:
*** Presidential & National Assembly Elections comes up on February 20, 2027.
*** Governorship & State Houses of Assembly Elections holds March 6, 2027.
The INEC Chairman during the briefing disclosed that the elections will cover Offices Of:
***President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
*** Governors and Deputy Governors ( except in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun States
*** Members of the Senate.
*** Members of House of Representatives.
*** Members of the State Houses of Assembly.
Professor Amupitan in the post emphasised that the release of the Notice complies strictly with the provisions of the Constitution of the Nigeria, 1999 ( as amended ), and Section 28 ( 1 ) of the Electoral Act, 2022, which mandates publication not later than 360 days before election date.
