INEC, IPAC Push Electoral Reforms Ahead of 2027 General Elections


with the Constitution and the Electoral Act, 2022, while urging the National Assembly to expedite amendments to the electoral legal framework to ensure stability ahead of the polls.

On voter participation, the INEC Chairman raised concerns over declining voter turnout, which fell from 53.7% in 2011 to 26.7% in 2023. He announced plans for a nationwide voter revalidation exercise to clean up the register ahead of 2027, alongside the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which has already added over 2.7 million new voters.
In a significant development, INEC announced the registration of two new political parties. The Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) was approved after meeting all constitutional and legal requirements, while the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) was registered in compliance with a Federal High Court order.

Professor Amupitan also cautioned political parties against internal leadership crises and excessive litigation, warning that such disputes undermine public trust and distract from democratic consolidation.

Speaking on behalf of political parties, National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Dr. Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, charged INEC to remain independent, firm, and fair, while urging parties to strengthen internal democracy and make use of IPAC’s dispute resolution mechanisms instead of rushing to court.

IPAC further called for reforms including mandatory real-time transmission of results, harmonisation of the electoral legal framework, and even the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in favour of INEC conducting all elections nationwide

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