Reps Expect INEC Chairman to Brief Them on 2027 Election Preparations

The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters expects the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, to brief lawmakers on preparations for the 2027 general elections, News About Nigeria reports.

The committee’s chairman, Bayo Balogun, told Saturday Punch that the meeting would probably take place next week.

Amupitan is also expected to present INEC’s assessment of the recent governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun.

The planned session follows a motion by House Minority Whip Mansur Soro and Deputy Minority Leader Abdulsamad Dasuki calling for a review of INEC’s preparations.

The issues expected to come before the committee include voter registration, the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards, training for election workers, security and funding.

Lawmakers are also expected to examine how INEC plans to deploy its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and use its IReV portal to display polling-unit results.

INEC has scheduled a 28 November exercise to test accreditation and electronic results transmission ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections on 16 January 2027.