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Senior Advocate Sagir Gezewa urged political parties to let the ballot decide the 2027 general election, warning that courts should not become the final arbiter. He highlighted the growing number of pre‑election lawsuits and the need for legal practitioners to uphold the rule of law.
The Kwankwasiyya Movement has asked the Nigeria Democratic Congress to file a legal challenge after its Kano governorship candidate, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, and running mate Mustapha Rabi’u Kwankwaso were left out of the INEC‑published candidate list. The group urges the party to submit the required paperwork and invoke the Electoral Act to correct the error.
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers has asked the judiciary to interpret Section 60 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Section 39 of the Constitution to guide media reporting on exit polls, projections and independent tallies before the 2027 general elections. It also called on INEC to improve transparency and voter education.