Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enforce the Supreme Court judgement that could prevent political parties that fail to comply with statutory requirements for submitting membership registers from fielding candidates in the 2027 general election.

In a letter dated 9 October, addressed to the INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and National Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, urged the commission to verify whether all political parties had complied with Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026 and impose the prescribed sanctions on those found to have violated the law.

The request followed a 24 September ruling in ...