INEC: Parties violating membership register rule barred from fielding candidates after Supreme Court ruling

Nigeria's electoral commission (INEC) announced it will enforce a Supreme Court ruling affirming the constitutionality of Electoral Act 2026 sections 77(5)-(7), which require political parties to maintain and submit membership registers. Parties that violate this rule will be barred from fielding candidates in elections. This is a domestic legal and electoral development with implications for party compliance and electoral integrity, but no immediate market impact.