The Independent National Electoral Commission has adopted the 2026 Osun State governorship election as a benchmark for preparations for the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday while receiving a delegation from the Canadian High Commission at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Amupitan said the August 15 Osun election demonstrated improvements in logistics, deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and electronic transmission of results.
He said 3,556 of the 3,763 polling units in the state, representing 94.5 per cent, opened for accreditation and voting by 8:30am.
According to him, the commission will build on the experience as it intensifies preparations for the 2027 elections.
The INEC chairman also announced plans for a nationwide mock accreditation exercise in November 2026 to test the commission’s readiness and assess the performance of BVAS and other electoral equipment ahead of the polls.
He identified five strategic priorities for the 2027 elections: consolidating technological gains, expanding electoral inclusion, strengthening institutional capacity, tackling election-related misinformation and safeguarding electoral integrity.
Amupitan further disclosed that the commission would require about 1.4 million ad-hoc personnel to conduct the 2027 elections across more than 176,000 polling units nationwide.
The Presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while the governorship and State Assembly elections will hold on February 6, 2027.
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