Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said political parties that violated the statutory requirement on membership registers will not be allowed to field candidates in the 2027 general elections.

INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this on Wednesday when he appeared on Trust TV's Daily Politics programme.

Mr Haruna said the commission would not allow parties to substitute candidates affected by the Supreme Court's recent judgment on the submission and use of party membership registers.

He said allowing such parties to substitute the affected candidates would amount to making them to benefit from their own violation of the law.

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