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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the deadline for governmental parties to taxable the names of their candidates for the 2027 statesmanlike and National Assembly elections, reversing its earlier stance that nary further hold would beryllium granted.
In a connection issued on Sunday, the committee announced that the submission deadline, which had expired on Saturday, July 11, has been moved by 3 days to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
INEC had antecedently maintained that the deadline would stay unchanged contempt concerns raised by respective governmental parties implicit method challenges encountered portion uploading candidates’ details done its information portal.
According to the commission, the determination to assistance an hold followed an entreaty by the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, which requested further clip connected behalf of the affected governmental parties.
The announcement was contained successful a connection signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the hold of the deadline for submission of lists of candidates for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly Elections by governmental parties,” the connection read.
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