2027: INEC fixes June 26 to issue official Access Code to parties to upload candidates’ details

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it will on June 26 officially issue an official Access Code to the political parties to enable them upload the details of the candidates who emerged victorious at the recently-concluded party primaries.

Chairman of the commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the disclosure in his remarks during a meeting with the national leaderships of the political parties in Abuja on Tuesday.

Amupitan also expressed concern over how the alarming increasing rate of intra party litigations within the leaderships of the political parties becoming a big distraction to the commission’s efforts to concentrate on the preparations for next year’s general elections.

He further cautioned the political parties that the success of the 2027 general elections will depend on the stakeholders upholding the electoral guidelines in the build-up to the elections.