Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joseph Ojo Amupitan has announced that the tenure of President Bola Tinubu will end on May 2027, even as he fixed February 20, 2027 for Presidential and National Assembly elections.
He said that Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will be conducted on March 6, 2027.
Professor Joseph Amupitan, who addressed newsmen today, February 13, to unviel the 2027 general election timetable, said that the tenure of Vice President Kashim Shettima and most Governors and their deputies will also expire on the same May 28, 2027.
He said that the National and State Assemblies will stand dissolved on June 8, 2027.
The INEC boss explained that the Constitution mandates elections to be held not earlier than 150 days and not later than 30 days before the expiration of the current tenure.
He therefore, directed Resident Electoral Commissioners across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to publish the notice in their respective constituencies.
Professor Amupitan said that the detailed timetable had been uploaded to the Commission’s official website and circulated to registered political parties.
