The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not extend the deadline for the submission of presidential and National Assembly candidates by political parties for the 2027 general elections.
The commission maintained that Saturday, July 11, was the final day for the exercise.
INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH while providing an update on submissions made by political parties through the commission’s nomination portal.
According to him, political parties had until midnight on Saturday to upload the names of their presidential and N’Assembly candidates, stressing that the commission would not shift the deadline.
He said, “Various parties have uploaded their nominees. They have until 12 midnight to upload. The deadline is still July 11.”
