The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 20, 2027, for the presidential and National Assembly elections, and March 6, 2027, for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly polls.
INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan disclosed this on Friday while unveiling the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections at a press briefing in Abuja.
According to him, the presidential and National Assembly elections will be held nationwide on February 20, 2027, while governorship and state assembly elections will take place on March 6, 2027.
He said, “The 2027 general election will be held nationwide for the following offices: President and Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Governors and Deputy Governors of the states of the Federation, except those states I had mentioned; members of the Senate; members of the House of Representatives; and members of the Houses of Assembly of states.
“Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Commission by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, and the Electoral Act of 2022, and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Commission hereby sets in motion the electoral process for the 2027 general election and fixes the date of the 2027 general election as follows: Presidential and National Assembly elections will come on the 20th of February, 2027; Governorship and State Houses of Assembly will be on the 6th of March, 2027.
“The detailed timetable and schedule of activities have been uploaded to the Commission’s website this morning and have been circulated to registered political parties and relevant stakeholders.
“All the 36 Resident Electoral Commissioners and that of the FCT are hereby directed to publish the notices in each constituency in respect of which an election is to be held.”
