INEC Appeals Court Ruling On Submission Of Membership Register
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified part of the election guidelines the commission put in place for the conduct of the 2027 general election.
INEC asked the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to set aside the High Court ruling that changed the deadline for political parties to submit membership registers ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Naija News recalls that Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had last week, nullified guidelines issued by INEC directing political parties to submit their membership registers and databases by May 10, 2026, as a condition for participation in the 2027 general election.
The Court order followed a suit by the Youth Party challenging the legality of the electoral body’s directive or guidelines.
Justice Umar held that INEC lacked the power to shorten the timeline already provided under the Electoral Act 2026.
He ruled that Section 29(1) of the Electoral Act gives political parties up to 120 days before an election to submit the personal particulars of their candidates.
The judge said INEC could not lawfully impose an earlier deadline through its guidelines.
But, in a notice of appeal dated May 25, 2026, filed by INEC, through its Counsel, Alex Izinyon (SAN), the electoral umpire prayed the court to set aside the judgment of the lower court.
Apart from praying the court to set aside the judgment, the Senior Lawyer, in the appeal, asked the court to stay the execution of the judgment.
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