2027: INEC Seeks Traditional Rulers’ Support to Curb Voter Apathy and Ensure Credible Elections

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan urged traditional rulers in Kogi State to help ensure peaceful, transparent and credible elections in 2027. At a meeting in Lokoja on Thursday with representatives of the state’s 21 local government areas, he called on them to promote voter awareness, encourage eligible voters to collect their cards, and discourage political violence and misinformation. Amupitan said INEC was assessing its personnel and infrastructure ahead of the 2027 general elections and the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election. The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Muhammad, pledged the traditional rulers’ support and urged INEC to uphold fairness, transparency, accountability and the rule of law.