What happens after INEC declares a winner?.
What happens after INEC declares a winner?
The declared winner does not begin the presidential term immediately.
Under the Constitution, the four-year term begins when the president-elect takes the oaths of allegiance and office.
The post What happens after INEC declares a winner? By Adegboyega Adeleye After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares a winner of the presidential election, the Commission must publish the candidates’ scores and the name of the person returned as elected. The winner is then issued a certificate of return, while the election result may still be challenged through the legal process. INEC must issue a sealed certificate of return to a candidate returned by the returning officer within 14 days.
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