The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit their lists of political parties to submit the list of candidates for the governorship and State House of Assembly elections scheduled for February 2027 General Elections.
The Commission announced the extension in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, and published on its official X handle.
According to the statement, the new submission deadline is schedule for Tuesday, 11 August, 2026.
The development stemmed from the growing appeals by political parties for additional time to complete the process.
“INEC wishes to inform political parties and the public that it has approved an extension of the deadline for the submission (upload on the dedicated portal) of the list of candidates for the Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections for the February 2027 General Elections.
The submission window, which according to the revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the General Election was originally scheduled to close, Saturday, 8th August, 2026, has been extended to Tuesday, 11th August 2026″, the statement said.
The Commission said the extension followed appeals by political parties seeking additional time to complete the submission process through the dedicated online portal.
In a related development, the Commission also announced the expiration of the deadline for voters who applied for the replacement of lost, damaged or defaced Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to print downloadable copies of their cards.It said the window would close at midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
INEC explained that the deadline was necessary to enable it to compile data on downloaded PVCs and establish the final statistics of PVCs collected ahead of the August 15 Osun state governorship election.
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