The claim that official campaigns for the 2027 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections begin today, September 8, 2026, is not supported by INEC’s official timetable. INEC’s current schedule confirms that the governorship and State Assembly elections are scheduled for February 6, 2027, while its timetable provides specific dates for the commencement and conclusion of campaigns.
Editor: Khalil Ibrahim Yaro
INEC also lists the Presidential and National Assembly elections for January 16, 2027, and the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections for February 6, 2027.
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Therefore, the statement that governorship and State Assembly campaigns officially started on September 8 should not be published as fact without an updated INEC announcement. INEC has previously dismissed circulating claims of revised campaign dates as false.
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