INEC Fixes January 16 for Presidential, N’Assembly Elections, Governorship, Assembly February 6 Date of Osun guber poll August 15, 2026
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Independent National Electoral Com-
mission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, January 16, 2027, for the presidential and National Assembly elections.
The commission had earlier fixed Saturday, Febru-ary 20, 2027 for the presidential and National Assembly
elections, and Saturday, March 6, 2027 for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, pursuant to
the Electoral Act, 2022. However, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information
and Voter Education Committee, Continued on page 8
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