SDP slams INEC over plan to appeal 2027 election timetable judgement

The Social Democratic Party on Tuesday criticised the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to appeal recent court judgments that nullified aspects of its elect The Social Democratic Party on Tuesday criticised the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to appeal recent court judgments that nullified aspects of its electoral timetable for the 2027 general elections.The...

• The Social Democratic Party on Tuesday criticised the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to appeal recent court judgments that nullified aspects of its elect The Social Democratic Party on Tuesday criticised the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to appeal recent court judgments that nullified aspects of its electoral timetable for the 2027 general elections.The party’s National Chairman, Sadiq Gombe, said there was no need for the electoral umpire to challenge the rulings, arguing that the judgments would create more room for political parties and candidates to participate effectively in the electoral process.
• Gombe spoke with journalists shortly after the Second Quarterly Consultative Meeting between the INEC chairman and leaders of registered political parties in Abuja.“We were invited to today’s meeting, and we are happy with the way it went.
• We are confident in the ability of INEC to do the needful, as a law-abiding body, particularly under a professor of law who is a SAN.