2027 general election to be in November 2026.
#2027GeneralElection 2027 general election to be in November 2026. The National Assembly has proposed an election timetable that will see the presidential and governorship elections conducted in November 2026 instead of the February or March of the 2027 election year. This proposal is contained in the drafted amendments on the Electoral Act 2022, which that was discussed on Monday during a one-day public hearing by the Joint Committee on Electoral Matters. According to the chairman of the joint committee Senator Simon Lalong “Elections into the office of the President and Governor of a State shall be held not later than 185 days before the expiration of the term of office of the last holder of the office.” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tenure ends on May 29, 2027, that means the next presidential and governorship elections would take place around November 2026, as 185 days before May 29 falls within that month The Cha...