INEC says nine political parties have collected candidate nomination access codes

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that nine political parties have so far collected access codes to upload the particulars of their candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to Haruna, the parties had, as of the close of work on Monday, obtained the access codes required for the electronic submission of candidates’ details.

“As of the close of work on Monday, nine political parties have collected the access codes for the national elections,” he said.

The political parties include Accord, 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 the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

Haruna explained that political parties are required to approach the commission to collect the access codes, stressing that INEC would not deliver them to party secretariats.

He added that any individual seeking to collect the codes on behalf of a political party must present a letter of authorisation from the party’s leadership.

The National Commissioner also stated that INEC had issued guidelines for the nomination of candidates and urged all political parties to comply strictly with the provisions.