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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the deadline for the submission of governorship and State Assembly candidates for the 2027 wide elections.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna made this known successful a connection on Saturday.
According to the statement, the caller submission deadline is scheduled for Tuesday, 11th August, 2026.
The improvement stemmed from the increasing appeals by governmental parties for further clip to implicit the process.
“INEC wishes to pass governmental parties and the nationalist that it has approved an hold of the deadline for the submission (upload connected the dedicated portal) of the database of candidates for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections for the February 2027 General Election.
The submission window, which according to the revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the General Election was primitively scheduled to close, Saturday, 8th August, 2026, has been extended to Tuesday, 11th August, 2026,” the committee said.
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