Maduabuchi: INEC Has No Power to Disqualify Candidates

Uchechi Okporie Oct 12, 2026 3 min read

Maduabuchi: INEC Has No Power to Disqualify Candidates

Senior Advocate Oba Maduabuchi has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not have the constitutional right to disqualify candidates.

According to him, to properly understand the powers of a body like INEC, reference must be made to the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution, where the powers and responsibilities of the electoral body are clearly outlined.

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Maduabuchi maintained that neither the Electoral Act nor the 1999 Constitution gives INEC the right to disqualify candidates.

He explained that understanding the powers of the commission requires looking at the provisions of these two legal documents, insisting that they do not grant INEC the right to disqualify candidates.

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