In the first decade of its involvement in election observation, the OAU did not see an election that it did not agree with. These were: the Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN); United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP); National Centre Party of Nigeria (NCPN); Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM); and the Congress for National Consensus (CNC). These require the existence of independent election management bodies to manage the elections, such as Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Regular courts oversee pre-election litigation but only election petition tribunals can adjudicate on disputes over the outcome of an election. It will be surprising if this is not deployed to block competitive candidates from the presidential election in January 2027.

Source: GNN Liberia March 30, 2026 10:23 UTC