2027: BOOT Party to conduct primaries May 29 through e-voting — Chairman

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By Gabriel Ewepu

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The National Chairman of the Because of Our Tomorrow Party, BOOT Party, Sonny Adenuga, has announced that the party will conduct its primaries for the 2027 general elections on May 29, 2026.

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Speaking with journalists, Adenuga disclosed that the party would adopt an electronic voting system for its primaries instead of delegate-based or direct primary elections.

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According to him, e-voting would automatically apply in all states and positions where more than one aspirant emerges to contest.

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“We are ready for the primaries at the state and national levels. We are going to conduct our primaries on Friday, May 29, 2026,” he said.

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“We don’t do delegates; it is not even in our constitution. Once there is a contest, even if it is just two aspirants, then we do e-voting. So, by default, e-voting is going to happen in places where we are going to have the primaries.”

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He added that positions with unopposed aspirants would be decided through voice votes.

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Adenuga also reacted to the recent ruling of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s guidelines for the 2027 elections.

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The BOOT Party chairman said the judgment reaffirmed the supremacy of the Nigerian Constitution and electoral laws over administrative regulations issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

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“Whilst the recent FCT High Court ruling on INEC’s 2027 Guidelines may appear commendable on the surface, it ultimately reinforces a fundamental democratic principle: no government institution, including INEC, has the authority to issue guidelines or policies that override the supremacy of the Constitution and the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he stated.

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According to him, the judgment nullifying aspects of INEC’s guideline on party membership submission timelines highlighted the limits of administrative powers in electoral matters.

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Adenuga, however, argued that the ruling may have politically benefited the ruling party by helping to prevent internal crises associated with the imposition of candidates under the guise of consensus arrangements.

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He questioned the rationale behind the controversial timeline provisions in the Electoral Act, describing them as arbitrary.

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“One must ask: why 21 days? Why not 21 hours, 21 weeks, or 21 months before a member can join a political party and contest a primary?” he queried.

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The party chairman further alleged that the provisions reflected contradictions within the 2026 Electoral Act, which he claimed was largely driven by the ruling establishment without sufficient public scrutiny before its passage.

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