The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Scores of petitions have flooded the headquarters of challenging the omission of names of candidates submitted by some political parties to the commission ahead the 2027 general elections.
Sources at the commission which confirmed this newsmen said the issues raised by all the aggrieved candidates would be addressed at its next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, October 29.
The petitions include those relating to the omission of the names of the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami; Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate, Abdulsalam Gwarzo; his counterpart in Kaduna State, Senator Danjuma Laah; the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, and others.
The expected meeting comes amid growing attention to the commission’s handling of disputes arising from the publication of candidates’ particulars for the 2027 elections.
