The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have successfully uploaded their presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Candidate Nomination Portal.
This comes as INEC extended the submission deadline for political parties to July 14.
The development came as the APC mocked opposition parties that failed to meet the original July 11 deadline, saying their inability to complete the nomination process on schedule raised questions about their organisational capacity and readiness for the 2027 general elections.
The electoral commission, on Sunday, 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, shifting it 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.
According to the commission, the extension followed an appeal by the Inter-Party Advisory Council on behalf of political parties that were unable to complete the upload of their candidates’ details within the stipulated timeframe.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the extension of the deadline for submission of lists of candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly Elections by political parties,” the statement read.
It added, “The deadline for submission in the Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, being Saturday 11th July 2026, has been extended to midnight on Tuesday 14th July 2026.”
