The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice M. G. Umar has nullified the 2027 election timetable issued by INEC to the extent that it imposed restrictive timeframes on political parties for the conduct of primaries and other pre-election activities contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026. 
In Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/517/2026 between Youth Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Court held that INEC lacks the statutory power to fix or prescribe the timeframe within which political parties must conduct their primaries for the nomination of candidates for the 2027 general elections. 
The Court further declared that INEC cannot lawfully abridge or limit the statutory periods provided under the Electoral Act relating to:
a. submission of personal particulars of candidates,
b. withdrawal and substitution of candidates,
c. publication of final list of candidates, and
d. campaign periods for the 2027 general elections. 
Consequently, the Court set aside and nullified the portions of INEC’s Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Elections which imposed timelines inconsistent with the Electoral Act, 2026.