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2027 POLLS: INEC RELEASES CREDENTIALS OF TINUBU, ATIKU, OBI FOR PUBLIC SCRUTINY

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday released the personal details, including academic credentials and other supporting documents submitted by candidates for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.

The publication, which is in line with the Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities of INEC for the 2027 General Election and the Electoral Act, has therefore opened the statutory period for public scrutiny of their qualifications, making available the EC9 forms and accompanying documents submitted by presidential candidates.

So far, the personal details of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Gregory Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and other contenders have been published in the INEC offices nationwide along with that of their running mates.

The documents contain details of each candidate’s personal particulars, educational qualifications, occupation, work history, sworn declarations and supporting certificates submitted to INEC as part of the nomination process.

The publication also marks the commencement of the period during which members of the public may inspect the documents and challenge the information supplied by any candidate in court if there is evidence that any declaration is false.

Arise News reports that Section 33 of the Electoral Act provides that any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that information contained in a candidate’s affidavit or other documents submitted to INEC is false may institute legal action against such a candidate.

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