INEC Picks Date To Issue Access Codes To Political Parties For 2027 Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will issue access codes to all political parties for the Candidate Nomination Portal as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections on Friday, June 26.

The Chairman of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, made the disclosure on Tuesday while delivering his opening remarks at the Second Quarterly Consultative Meeting with leaders of political parties held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Naija News reports that the access codes will allow parties to upload the names and particulars of nominated candidates to represent them in various elective offices in the 2027 elections.

Amupitan warned that the portal was fully automated and would close without extension at the expiration of the prescribed period, urging parties to ensure their ICT personnel and relevant officers were adequately prepared ahead of the deadline.

The INEC Chairman also called on political parties to intensify voter education and mobilisation efforts in support of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise, urging eligible Nigerians who had attained the age of eighteen years, as well as those seeking transfers or corrections of their records, to register and subsequently collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).

Prof. Amupitan, during the meeting, also expressed concern over pending court cases bordering on the internal leadership of several political parties, describing such litigation as an unnecessary distraction and urging the parties to resolve the disputes without further delay.