The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nine registered political parties have collected access codes required to upload the particulars of their candidates for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed the development on Tuesday in Abuja.

Haruna said the parties that have obtained the codes are Accord (A), 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 Social Democratic Party (SDP).

He explained that political parties are responsible for approaching the commission to collect the access codes, stressing that INEC does not deliver them to party secretariats.

Haruna added that anyone collecting the code on behalf of a political party must present an authorisation letter from the party leadership.

He urged all participating parties to comply with the commission’s candidate nomination guidelines, noting that party officials had already received training from INEC on the nomination process.

The national commissioner also warned political parties against delaying the online submission of nomination forms until the final day.

He said although INEC had extended the submission deadline from the close of business to midnight on the closing date, parties that wait until the last minute would bear responsibility for any challenges encountered.

Under the commission’s timetable, political parties are expected to submit nomination forms for presidential and National Assembly candidates between June 27 and July 11 through the designated online nomination portal.

The timetable also provides that nomination forms for governorship and State House of Assembly candidates will be submitted from July 18 to August 8.