The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the upload of candidates for the governorship and state houses of assembly polls.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Mohammed Haruna, chairman
of INEC’s information and voter education committee, said the deadline was
extended from August 8 to 11.
“The submission window, which, according to the revised
timetable and schedule of activities for the general election, was originally
scheduled to close on Saturday, 8th August, 2026, has been extended to Tuesday,
11th August, 2026,” the statement reads.
“The extension follows growing appeals by political parties
for additional time to complete the process.”
Haruna said the commission has also suspended the collection
of permanent voter cards (PVCs) in Osun ahead of the state’s governorship
election.
“In a related development, the commission wishes to notify
voters who applied for replacement of lost, damaged or defaced PVC that the
window to print downloadable copies of their cards will expire by midnight of
Sunday, 9th August, 2026,” the statement added.
“This is to allow the commission to compile the data of
downloaded PVCs for final statistics of total PVCs collected ahead of the
August 15th Osun governorship election.”
Haruna said the commission has provided a downloadable
alternative for voters whose PVCs were carted away by hoodlums.
“The commission also wishes to state that replacement
downloadable PVCs have been made available to voters in Odo-Otin and Ife
central local government areas whose cards were carted away by hoodlums who
invaded the two centres. The commission reiterates that the stolen cards cannot
be used to vote,” INEC said.
Haruna noted that collection of PVCs in Osun, which
commenced on July 22, was extended due to complaints.
“It will be recalled that the collection of PVCs in Osun
State commenced at the Registration Area (RA) level from 22nd to 28th July,
2026,” he said.
“Owing to complaints of large crowds and difficulties
encountered by voters at collection centres, the commission approved an
extension of RA-level collection to 31st July, 2026, before collection moved to
LGA level, running from 1st to 7th August, 2026.”
The commissioner reiterated the umpire’s commitment to
conducting a free, fair, credible, and inclusive governorship election in Osun
state.
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