Three Political Parties Yet To Submit Presidential Candidates As INEC Shuts Portal
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- July 15, 2026 --
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By Adeola Idris
Ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) closure at 11.59pm of Tuesday, three political parties are yet to upload the names of their presidential and vice-presidential candidates to the portal.
The affected parties according to an anonymous source from the INEC are All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Nyesom Wike, and the Labour Party (LP) faction led by Nenadi Usman.
The source said almost all registered political parties have successfully uploaded the names of their candidates for the 2027 general elections.
“As of now, only about three political parties are yet to upload the names of their presidential and running mate candidates. They are APGA, the PDP (Wike faction) and the LP (Nenadi faction). Virtually every other party has filed its candidates,” the official said.
The commission had earlier extended the deadline for the submission of candidates after requests from some political parties, insisting that no further extension would be granted.
Political parties are expected to conclude the nomination process and upload the particulars of their candidates before the portal shuts, after which INEC will begin processing the submissions in line with the Electoral Act and its guidelines.
With the extended deadline for political parties to upload the names of their presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general election ending yesterday, indications emerged that the presidential candidates of the major opposition parties had successfully met the requirement.
As of yesterday evening, there was no indication that any of the parties’ submissions had been withdrawn, while the names of their recognised national leaderships remained on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.
INEC had on Sunday extended the deadline for political parties to submit the names and credentials of candidates seeking to contest the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections.
The electoral body announced that parties had until midnight on Tuesday, July 14, to complete the process, extending the earlier deadline of Saturday, July 11.
INEC said the extension followed appeals from political parties, which were expected to upload the names and personal particulars of their presidential, Senate and House of Representatives candidates before the deadline.
The parties that successfully uploaded their candidates include the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is fielding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for re-election; the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which uploaded the names of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi; and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), which uploaded the names of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
INEC sources revealed that some political parties submitted only the names of their presidential candidates without running mates.
As parties uploaded candidates directly to the INEC portal, confusion persisted in some states over the identities of National Assembly candidates.
Gathered that in Benue, Kwara and Nasarawa states, there was still uncertainty over the names that eventually made it onto the portal.
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