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INEC chair warns electoral officers against compromising 2027 polls

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Summary

INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan has told electoral officers to remain neutral and warned of consequences for misconduct ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Highlights

  • He gave the warning in Lagos at a South-west zonal interactive meeting on readiness for the 2027 polls.
  • Amupitan said partisan leaning, administrative negligence and compromised ethics would not be tolerated.
  • He said officers must administer elections without preference for any candidate or political party.
  • He said the Electoral Act requires election staff to swear an oath of loyalty and neutrality.
  • He also warned officers against improvising outside the law or INEC’s guidelines when procedures already exist.

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