The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved a fresh deadline for political parties to submit the names of their candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The commission announced on Sunday that the deadline, which was originally scheduled to end on Saturday, July 11, 2026, has now been extended to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
According to INEC, the extension followed an appeal by the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), which said some political parties were unable to upload the names and personal details of their candidates before the initial deadline.
In a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, the commission said the decision was taken to give all political parties a fair opportunity to complete the nomination process.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the extension of the deadline for submission of lists of candidates for
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