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2027: INEC Announces Dates for Presidential, Governorship Polls

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 6, 2027, for the conduct of Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections across the country. The commission also announced that the Presidential and National Assembly elections will take place earlier, on February 20,

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INEC Chairman Amupitan sets agenda to curb pre-election litigations, strengthen party democracy

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has identified the reduction of pre-election litigations as one of his top priorities in office. According to The Guardian, the electoral body handled over 1,000 pre-election cases ahead of the 2023 general elections — a situation Prof. Amupitan described as

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Multiple principalities at INEC can tarnish Amupitan’s integrity — Chidi Odinkalu

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2025

A former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has described the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, as a man of integrity. He, however, said that integrity could be tarnished by what he called “multiple principalities” at INEC. Odinkalu explained that managing INEC was a different […]

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Breaking: Tinubu Swears In Prof. Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2025

… Tasks Him on Electoral Integrity President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The ceremony took place one week after the Senate confirmed Amupitan’s appointment on October 16, following a thorough screening process. During the swearing-in, President Tinubu urged