Get detailed stories and more updates on this week’s edition of The Ballot, where, we track the major political developments across Nigeria:
- INEC Issues New Guidelines for Reviewing Election Results: The Commission published supplementary regulations clarifying the process and timelines for reviewing contested election results, as applications for new political party registration climbed to 122.
- Opposition Coalition Forms to Challenge Tinubu in 2027: Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, David Mark, and others have adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their platform to unseat President Bola Tinubu. The move, however, sparked internal discord within the ADC and drew reactions from both the PDP and APC.
- Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Edo Governorship Appeal: The apex court is set to decide on the PDP’s challenge to APC’s victory in Edo’s 2024 governorship election.
- APGA Releases By-Election Timetable: The party has scheduled its National and State Assembly by-election primaries for August 2025.
- Plateau Gets a New Speaker: Nanlong Daniel assumes office following Moses Sule DeWan’s resignation to honour zoning agreements.
- High-Profile Defections: David Mark exits the PDP while Rotimi Amaechi formally leaves the APC, both aligning with the new ADC coalition.
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