Nigeria
375 JUDGES INAUGURATED FOR 2027 ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNALS AS NIGERIA PREPARES FOR POST-POLL DISPUTES
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has inaugurated 375 judges to serve on election petition tribunals for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The group comprises 138 returning tribunal members and 237 newly nominated judges drawn from courts and judicial institutions across the country. The ceremony was held at the Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja, 68 days before the January 16 presidential and National Assembly elections. The judges were warned to resist political pressure and inducement, while INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan cautioned that AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated digital evidence could become major challenges in election disputes.
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