{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_7rsbmvwouarediodtu3a","title":"2027: INEC will obey court ruling on Atiku’s candidacy – Amupitan","title_en":"2027: INEC will obey court ruling on Atiku’s candidacy – Amupitan","outlets":16,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/2027-inec-will-obey-court-decision-on-atikus-eligibility-amupitan-7rsbmvwoua","count":17,"items":[{"id":"n_qzxashf52qmb2jkvnnlq","seq":10830952,"kind":"article","title":"2027 Elections: INEC Fixes November 28 For Mock Accreditation, Amupitan Says Commission Will Obey Court Verdict On Atiku’s Eligibility","url":"https://www.informationng.com/2026/11/2027-elections-inec-fixes-november-28-for-mock-accreditation-amupitan-says-commission-will-obey-court-verdict-on-atikus-eligibility.html","summary":"INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has announced that the commission will hold a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise on November 28 to test its upgraded technology ahead of the 2027 elections. He also said INEC will obey any final court judgment on whether Atiku Abubakar can contest the presidential election. 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Amupitan made the statement during an interview at Chatham House in London. 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Amupitan disclosed this during a […]","published":"2026-11-13T07:22:44Z","seen":"2026-11-13T08:23:01Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","name":"thisday.com.ng","domain":"thisday.com.ng"},"via":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","topics":["news"],"authors":["todaynews"],"story":"st_7rsbmvwouarediodtu3a","category":"politics","category_p":0.8199999928474426,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.3400000035762787,"political":0.8799999952316284},{"id":"n_svngyj54gvteigxdhzwa","seq":10605617,"kind":"article","title":"INEC WIll Obey What Courts Decides on Atiku Presidential Race","url":"https://www.tori.ng/news/327535/inec-will-obey-what-courts-decides-on-atiku-presid.html","summary":"Atiku Abubakar may face another challenge in his bid to become Nigeria's next president as a court case rocks his new political party, ADC.","published":"2026-11-13T07:22:09Z","seen":"2026-11-13T08:20:03Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-tori-ng-e65619","name":"tori.ng","domain":"tori.ng"},"via":"kite-tori-ng-e65619","story":"st_7rsbmvwouarediodtu3a","category":"politics","category_p":0.8299999833106995,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20000000298023224,"political":0.9300000071525574},{"id":"n_cb6h5w6g5vgx4sofn5ja","seq":10605077,"kind":"article","title":"Court judgment on Atiku’s eligibility will prevail – Amupitan","url":"https://www.thepointng.com/court-judgment-on-atikus-eligibility-will-prevail-amupitan","summary":"The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has said the commission will be bound by court’s decision on whether former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar can contest the 2027 presidential election. 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