INEC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF 2027 PRESIDENTIAL, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES BY THREE DAYS

July 12, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the names and personal particulars of their candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections by three days.


The commission announced on Sunday that the deadline, originally scheduled to expire on Saturday, July 11, has now been shifted to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.


INEC disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.

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