Nigeria: What INEC's 2027 Candidates' List Means for Nigeria's Democracy

[Daily Trust] The omission of candidates from the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) final lists for the 2027 elections has introduced a fresh complication into Nigeria's political contest. What should ordinarily be an administrative milestone has become a test of electoral transparency, party discipline, legal compliance and public confidence in the democratic process. The issue is not simply whose name appears or is missing, but what the omissions reveal about the procedures through which political