Nigeria, May 31 -- Amid legal uncertainty surrounding the election timetable provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), several political parties have concluded their presidential primaries and candidates have emerged ahead of the commission's 30 May deadline.

Earlier this month, a Federal High Court judge nullified key portions of the commission's timetable for party primaries and candidate nominations, holding that some of the dates did not comply with provisions of the Electoral Act 2026.

The court specifically ruled that INEC lacked the powers to prescribe timelines for the internal nomination processes of political parties, including the 30 May deadline for political parties' primaries.

But INEC has appealed...