The house of representatives committee on electoral matters has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify candidates whose names are not contained in their parties’ registers.
In a letter to the electoral umpire, Bayo Balogun, chairman of the committee, cited section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026, and urged the commission to enforce the provision across all registered political parties in line with a recent supreme court judgment.
The cable
