INEC Forecloses Changing 2027 Election Timetable, Says Polls Can’t Be Shifted.
Joash Amupitan, To release final voters’ register December 15Warns against attacks on officials, corps members Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.
Joash Amupitan, has ruled out any adjustment to the timetable for the 2027 general election without lawful justification, declaring that the polls must hold as scheduled.
This comes as he warned against attacks on electoral officials, including National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, during next year’s elections, saying perpetrators would face the full weight of the law.
Speaking yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, during an interactive meeting with INEC staff from the six South-south states to assess the commission’s preparedness for the forthcoming elections, Amupitan maintained that the commission would adhere strictly to its statutory obligations, stressing that the election timetable was fixed and would not be altered without lawful justification. Amupitan also said the commission was addressing submissions of claims for corrections to the voters’ register ahead of the release of the final voters’ register scheduled for December 15. The election must be held as scheduled,” he said. The INEC chairman also said Rivers State would receive particular attention in the commission’s preparations, given its position as the state with the highest number of registered voters in the South-south.
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