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INEC to conduct mock election ahead of 2027 poll

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INEC to conduct mock election ahead of 2027 poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct a mock presidential poll ahead of the 2027 general elections. This will be used to test its result-transmission infrastructure and prevent a repeat of past technical setbacks. INEC chairman, Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Sunday at the Citizens’ Townhall on the Electoral Act 2026 in Abuja, where he assured Nigerians that the electoral body was determined to deliver what he described as the country’s best election yet. The development comes as INEC recently revised the timetable for the 2027 general elections. The commission had earlier fixed the Presidential and National Assembly elections for February 20, 2027, and the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections for March 6, 2027. However, in a revised schedu...
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