The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming it had revised the campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections.
A graphic that went viral online suggested changes to the official timetable, claiming that campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections would end on January 15, 2027 (instead of January 14), while governorship and state House of Assembly campaigns would end on February 5, 2027 (instead of February 4).
The election dates remained unchanged at January 16, 2027, for presidential and National Assembly polls, and February 6, 2027, for governorship and state assembly elections.
Reacting to the development, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, described the graphic as fake and clarified that it did not originate from the commission.
“This graphic did not emanate from INEC. The commission does not issue campaign timetables separately,” Oketola stated. He emphasized that all official campaign timelines are
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