INEC Lists Nine Parties With Access Codes For 2027 Nominations
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the Presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections.
INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. “As of close of work on Monday, nine political have collected the access code for the national elections,” he said.
According to Haruna, the nine political parties are Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), National Democratic Party (NDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Haruna explained that it is the responsibility of participating political parties to approach the commission to collect the code, rather than INEC delivering it to party secretariats. He added that anyone seeking to collect the code on behalf of a political party must present an authorisation letter from the party leadership.
The national commissioner noted that INEC has issued guidelines for candidate nomination and advised political parties to adhere strictly to the rules. He said party officials have already been trained by the commission.
Haruna also cautioned political parties against waiting until the last minute to complete and submit their nomination forms online. “INEC has been generous by extending the deadline from the close of work to midnight of the deadline date. If any political party decides to wait until the deadline, INEC cannot be blamed for that,” Haruna said.
INEC fixed June 27 to July 11 for political parties to submit nomination forms for presidential and National Assembly candidates through its designated candidate nomination portal. According to the INEC timetable for the 2027 general election, submission of nomination forms for governorship and State Assembly elections is scheduled from July 18 to August 8.