Section 87 Electoral Act 2026

Section 87 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Consensus Candidate. It provides as follows:

(1) A political party that adopts a consensus candidate shall secure the written consent of all cleared aspirants for the position, indicating their voluntary
withdrawal from the race and their endorsement of the consensus candidate.

(2) Where a political party is unable to secure the written consent of all cleared
aspirants for the purpose of a consensus candidate, it shall revert to the choice of
direct primaries for the nomination of candidates for the elective positions.

(3) A special convention or nomination congress shall be held to ratify the choice of consensus candidates at designated centres at the National, State, Senatorial, Federal and State Constituencies.

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