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Again, INEC Extends Deadline For Submission Of 2027 Elections Candidates List
was originally scheduled to close on Saturday, August 8, 2026,
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has again extended the deadline for political parties to submit the list of their governorship and State Houses of Assembly candidates for the 2027 General Election.
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, in a statement issued Saturday by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, said the extension followed appeals by political parties for additional time to complete the submission process.
“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 extension follows growing appeals by political parties for additional time to complete the process,” Haruna said.
The Commission also announced the suspension of the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in Osun State, ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.
INEC said voters who applied for replacement of lost, damaged or defaced PVCs have until midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2026, to print downloadable copies of their cards.
According to the commission, the deadline is necessary to enable it compile data on downloaded PVCs for the final statistics of total PVCs collected ahead of the election.
It said: “This is to allow the Commission compile the data of downloaded PVCs for final statistics of total PVCs collected ahead of the August 15th Osun Governorship Election.”
INEC recalled that PVC collection in Osun State commenced at Registration Area level from July 22 to 28, 2026, but was extended to July 31 following complaints of large crowds and difficulties encountered by voters at collection centres.
The collection subsequently moved to the local government level, where it ran from August 1 to 7, 2026.
The electoral body further disclosed that replacement downloadable PVCs had been made available to voters in Odo-Otin and Ife Central Local Government Areas following the theft of cards during separate invasions of the two collection centres by hoodlums.
INEC, however, assured affected voters that the stolen cards could not be used to vote.
“The Commission reiterates that the stolen cards cannot be used to vote,” the statement said.
The commission reassured residents of Osun State of its readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and inclusive governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026.
