The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections for Saturday, February 20, 2027, while the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly slated for Saturday, March 6, 2027.
This is even as the Commission released the full timetable for the 2027 general elections in line with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act.
Speaking at a well attended press conference on Friday at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Chairman of the Commission, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, said the release of the timetable and activities for all the elections is fulfilment of the Constitutional requirements and provision of the Electoral Act.
The Chairman explained that the tenure of the President, Vice President, most Governors and their deputies will expire on May 28, 2027, while the National and State Assemblies will stand dissolved on June 8, 2027.
According to him, the Constitution mandates elections to be held not earlier than 150 days and not later than 30 days before the expiration of the current tenure.
He therefore, directed Resident Electoral Commissioners across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to publish the notice in their respective constituencies.
Amupitan also said that the detailed timetable had been uploaded to the Commission’s official website and circulated to registered political parties.
