{"id":122145,"date":"2025-09-10T18:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122145"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:02:23","slug":"2027-jega-inec-warn-against-early-campaigns-seek-urgent-electoral-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2027-jega-inec-warn-against-early-campaigns-seek-urgent-electoral-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Jega, INEC Warn Against Early Campaigns, Seek Urgent Electoral Reforms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, and the current head of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, have raised strong concerns over the rising wave of premature political campaigns across the country, cautioning that the practice threatens electoral credibility and democratic stability.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The duo spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a one-day roundtable themed \u201cThe Challenges of Premature\/Early Political Campaigns in Nigeria\u201d organized by INEC\u2019s Electoral Institute. They warned that without urgent and deliberate reforms, the integrity of the 2027 general elections could be compromised.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Delivering the keynote address, Prof. Jega condemned early campaigns as an \u201cunacceptable anomaly\u201d that weakens democratic norms and diminishes citizens\u2019 trust in the electoral system. He observed that, despite the Electoral Act 2022 expressly limiting campaigns to 150 days before elections, politicians, especially those in power, are already engaging in rallies, advertisements, billboards, and project launches nearly two years before the polls.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cPremature electioneering tilts the field in favour of incumbents, fuels impunity, and heightens unnecessary political tension. If left unchecked, it could undermine the entire democratic process,\u201d Jega cautioned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He accused political actors of exploiting loopholes in the law by sponsoring activities through so-called \u201cthird-party\u201d groups, many of which operate outside campaign finance regulations. \u201cMost of these third-party campaigns are illegal. When incumbents or their allies engage in them with impunity, it triggers lawlessness and erodes public confidence in the system,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jega urged INEC, security agencies, and anti-corruption bodies to step up enforcement, noting that countries such as Australia, Mexico, and India have successfully curbed the trend with firm sanctions. He recommended that Nigerian law should clearly define premature campaigning and prescribe heavy penalties. He also proposed holding incumbents and political parties accountable for the activities of support groups, stronger monitoring of campaign funds by the EFCC and ICPC, improved collaboration between INEC and State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in sanctioning offenders, and the swift creation of an Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIn Nigeria, much more needs to be done to clean up the electoral space. Defining premature campaigns in law, attaching stiff penalties, and ensuring strict implementation are essential to safeguarding the credibility of the 2027 polls,\u201d Jega said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In his remarks, INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu aligned with Jega\u2019s position, lamenting that the culture of unending campaigns distracts politicians from governance and makes it harder for INEC to effectively regulate political financing.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Citing Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act, Yakubu reminded stakeholders that campaigns are only allowed 150 days before election day and must cease 24 hours prior to voting. Yet, according to him, many political actors remain in a constant campaign mode even before INEC has released the official timetable.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He noted that while the law prescribes sanctions for campaigns conducted within 24 hours of polling, it is silent on activities carried out before the 150-day threshold, leaving a loophole that undermines enforcement. \u201cThe inability of the Commission and other regulatory agencies to tackle this problem within the current framework is deeply troubling,\u201d he remarked.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Yakubu expressed confidence that the forum, which brought together representatives of the National Assembly, political parties, civil society groups, media regulators, and legal experts, would generate concrete proposals to strengthen Nigeria\u2019s electoral laws and close existing gaps.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSafeguarding our elections and deepening democracy is a responsibility we must all share. I believe today\u2019s discussions will yield practical strategies to confront this growing challenge,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In his contribution, Chairman of the INEC Electoral Institute Board, Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, described the trend as a growing abuse of cultural festivals, religious events, philanthropy, and social media platforms to disguise early campaigning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis distortion raises the cost of political competition, distracts leaders from governance, and erodes public trust,\u201d he cautioned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zuru warned that the consequences of premature campaigns are far-reaching, distorting fairness in the electoral process, inflating the cost of political participation, diverting elected officials from governance, and weakening citizens\u2019 faith in the system.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He specifically cited the surge of billboards, branded vehicles, skits, songs, and hashtags on social media as evidence of aspirants exploiting digital platforms to gain early advantage.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The roundtable, attended by political party leaders, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBC, ARCON, civil society, and media stakeholders, resolved that sanitizing Nigeria\u2019s electoral space requires urgent amendments to the law, stronger enforcement, and sustained civic education.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, and the current head of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, have raised strong concerns over&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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