We’re ready for 2027 General Elections, says INEC
The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), says INEC is ready to conduct free, fair and credible polls in 2027. Amupitan said this while delivering an…
INEC is the body constitutionally empowered to organise and supervise elections in Nigeria, including the presidential, National Assembly, and state-level polls due in 2027. The commission's credibility has long been a flashpoint in Nigerian politics, with past elections, including 2023, dogged by complaints over logistics, result transmission failures, and allegations of manipulation that fed court challenges and public distrust. Statements of readiness from INEC leadership are therefore closely watched as early signals of how the commission intends to address these recurring criticisms ahead of the next cycle.
The two reports highlight different dimensions of the same reassurance message from INEC's new leadership under Prof. Joash Amupitan. Daily Trust focuses on the broader pledge to deliver a free, fair and credible election, while BusinessDay zeroes in on the commission's plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into the electoral process, though neither report yet details how AI will be deployed, what specific technologies are involved, or how the commission plans to fund and implement these reforms before 2027.