O. Austin Aigbe fsm.

International #Elections & Nonprofit Specialist! @NYUWagner Grad; @FordFoundation & #ISMN Fellow; #Gender & #Rights Advocate, #FactChecker. Ph.D Candidate.

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

15 & half.

15√2™

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

Sorry to ask,
Please what number is Tinubu now???

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

On this episode of @AIT_Online's People, Politics and Power, PPP, moderated by @macamarere PhD, I joined the panel to interrogate the recently concluded party primaries in Nigeria.

It was a weird process overall.

https://t.co/jK8l2k2JeV

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Mr President, answer the call.

[ALABI✨ @mistyjeff_]

Quite sad that the leaders of this country are quiet about the insecurities in Nigeria.

Leaders of tomorrow are been k*lled today.
MR PRESIDENT, pick up the call!!
NIGERIA CALL OBEY😢

@toluwalase_xo @_Dayo_mi @iam_lhayo @JbrandyOfficial @DamieForeign @InsideOsogbo
#RCCG #fulani #oyostate #niguniteagainstinsecurity

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

@OfficialAPCNg Governors should buy their women leaders vehicles.

Our Mama has empowered the APC women leaders, we are proud of our Mama. We are also waiting for Mama to empower the poor, release and empower our children kidnapped across the country.

Our mama can also empower us to buy fuel, please.

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

#OyoKidnapping:
#OyoProtest

This is coming closer home. Is Gov. @seyimakinde's declaration for the presidency responsible?

Or the Oyo forest is now connected to those of Zamfara, Borno, Yobe, Sokoto etc?

Stop the blame games! Avoid these 2027 election narratives. Just stop this insecurity.
@OjyOkpe
@abati1990
@ARISEtv

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

$6bn Mambilla Fraud: @officialEFCC tenders 2003 FEC documents in #Agunloye trial - Businessday NG https://t.co/yYMtUk2IhK

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Apologies, the X Spaces continues. Join back here.

https://t.co/4fwXfRxBlO

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

#HappeningAt1900 WAT.
https://t.co/Nnbe00BcbI

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

#HappeningToday!

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Prof Friday Ebose Iyoha's birthday would have been tomorrow, June 4, but Prof 'slept' just one day apart.

Prof was a good man, I recall his advice when I headed to @nyuniversity for my post-grad. He went to @CUNY, so we discussed issues in New York and the atmosphere. That lead of his contributions to my lived realities while in the States.

I call Prof, my academic father. He was truly a father. This is so painful 😣 😖

May God accept his soul in heaven and grant the family the fortitude to bear the great loss.

My condolences to all of us, his students.

Adieu Prof.

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Lived experience Question?

In your opinion, which Nigerian elections do you consider the best conducted polls?

Hints:
- High Integrity & @inecnigeria independence
- Generally Accepted

Note: Every election has flaws, but in your opinion, this particular election was credible.

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

@officialABAT: the man who took bullets for Nigeria to survive. - @aonanuga1956

Comments:

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Why Kuje? What happened to Sokoto.

[TVC News @tvcnewsng]

EFCC Transfers Saleh Mamman To Kuje Correctional Centre

https://t.co/cl1Vh6s5IQ

[CP Abayomi Shogunle, Ph.D., 𝘧𝘴𝘪 @YomiShogunle]

ICYMI: 🇳🇬🤝🇺🇸 Published One Year Ago on 27th May, 2025. 🙏

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Attention @aonanuga1956. A simple factcheck would have saved te day.

[Olayemi 𝕏 @digitalaom]

@aonanuga1956 This is the original video, but APC propagandaists have deliberately manipulated and edited it to alter the narrative. Shameful. Shame on you Uncle Bayo

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

You ave helped to further help @Verydakman_

[Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON @aonanuga1956]

This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu. This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform.

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

Can @aonanuga1956 apologise to @Verydakman_ for the mistake now?

As we head to #NigeriaDecides2027, we must be conscious of what is responded to and how we respond.
@adeyanjudeji
@NigerianBarz

[O. Austin Aigbe fsm. @oaaigbe]

#NigeriaDecides2027:
@SDPhq VS. @inecnigeria

Justice James Omotosho’s ruling today basically says:
INEC can set and adjust the election timetable for 2027, but only if it remains within the timeframes already set by the Electoral Act 2026. It’s a mid-round judgment that came after another judge voided parts of the same timetable.

Here’s what it means:

1. What Omotosho actually ruled:
- INEC is constitutionally empowered to issue election timetables and even alter them when necessary.
- The timetable covers a “chain of electoral events” like submission of membership registers, conduct of primaries, and nomination of candidates.
- But INEC must comply with the Electoral Act 2026. It can’t use its timetable to shorten or change deadlines that the law already guarantees.

The case was filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging INEC's powers to fix the deadlines for party primaries and candidate submissions.

Omotosho said SDP’s claims “succeed in part”.

2. How this differs from Justice Umar’s ruling.

There are now 2 conflicting Federal High Court judgments:

Justice M.G. Umar’s ruling (May 20, 2026):
- Held that INEC lacks legal authority to fix timelines for party primaries.
- Said INEC cannot abridge the statutory periods: 120 days for candidate submission, 90 days for substitution, 60 days for the final list.
- Nullified portions of INEC’s Revised Timetable for 2027 that were inconsistent with the Electoral Act 2026.

Justice Omotosho’s ruling:
- Says INEC’s timetable is lawful and affirms INEC’s authority to set timelines.
- But adds the caveat that those timelines must comply with the Electoral Act 2026.

So we now have “one saying INEC’s timetable is unlawful, the other saying it is lawful”.

3. Practical impact on 2027 elections:
1. INEC keeps timetable power: Omotosho’s judgment “strengthens INEC’s position as the central regulator of Nigeria’s electoral calendar”.
2. But with limits: INEC can’t cut the statutory windows parties have under the Electoral Act. For example, parties must get the full 120 days before election to submit candidate particulars.
3. Uncertainty for parties: Political parties planning primaries now face conflicting court orders. Umar’s ruling extended compliance to September 2026, while Omotosho validates INEC’s original dates if they’re within the Act.
4. Moving to Appeal: INEC has now moved to Appeal Umar’s judgment. With two conflicting High Court decisions, this will surely need the Court of Appeal to resolve.

4. Key takeaway:
Omotosho didn’t give INEC a blank check. The judgment means: INEC can run the schedule, but the Electoral Act sets the boundaries. INEC can’t make up deadlines that shorten what the law gives parties for primaries, substitutions, or campaigns.

Think of it like this:

INEC is the referee who can set the match calendar, but can’t change the rules of the game written in the Electoral Act.

#NigeriaElection2027
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