The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed reports suggesting that it has released the timetable for the 2027 general elections.
The electoral body described the claims as untrue, insisting that no schedule of activities has been issued for the forthcoming polls.
In a statement e-signed on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, the Commission said the report making the rounds was false and misleading.
INEC explained that its operations are guided strictly by the law, stressing that Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022, clearly stipulates when election notices and related schedules can be made public.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission wishes to categorically refute reports circulating in some quarters claiming that the Commission has released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election.
“The Commission wishes to state clearly that this information is false and misleading. INEC has not released any timetable or schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election.
“The Commission reiterates that it operates strictly within the provisions of the law. In particular, Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022, provides that the Commission shall publish a Notice of Election not later than 360 days before the date appointed for a general election. Any timetable or schedule issued outside this statutory framework cannot emanate from INEC,” the statement emphasised.
The Commission further noted that any timetable or schedule purportedly released outside the legal framework could not have come from INEC.
It assured Nigerians that the official timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general election would be announced at the appropriate time, in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), and the Electoral Act, 2022.
INEC added that once the timetable is released, it will be communicated through its verified and established channels, advising the public and the media to ignore fake reports and rely solely on the Commission’s official platforms for credible information.
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