The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the list of candidates for the 2027 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
The Commission said the deadline, which was originally scheduled to close on Saturday, August 8, 2026, has now been extended to Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
INEC said the extension followed appeals by political parties for additional time to complete the process of uploading their candidates’ lists on the dedicated portal.
The Commission announced the extension in a statement issued on Saturday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.
In a separate development concerning the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, INEC said the window for voters who applied for replacement of lost, damaged or defaced Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to print downloadable copies of their cards would close by midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
The Commission explained that the deadline would enable it compile data on downloaded PVCs and determine the final statistics of total PVCs collected ahead of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election.
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