INEC to verify registers as 22 parties meet submission deadline

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would commence the submitted membership registers of the nation’s 22 registered political parties to the necessary verification processes.

Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) of INEC, Mallam Mohammed Kudu Haruna in a statement in Abuja said that all registered political parties complied with the requirement within the extended timeframe.

“The INEC wishes to inform Nigerians and stakeholders in the electoral process that all 22 registered political parties have successfully submitted their membership registers to the Commission in compliance with the Electoral Act 2026.

” The submission followed the extension granted by the Commission after political parties raised concerns during a meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, regarding the timeline provided in the Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election.

“The commission is pleased to note that all registered parties submitted their registers as of 8th May 2026, two days before the extended deadline.

“Following a meeting with political parties, the Commission, in a press statement issued on the 27th of March 2026, adjusted the deadline for the submission of party registers from 21st April 2026 to 10th May 2026 to align with the provisions of Section 77(4) of the Electoral Act 2026 and the actual dates fixed by political parties for their primaries,” Haruna said.

According to him, political parties were accordingly allowed to conduct their primaries within the approved period from 23rd April 2026 to 30th May 2026, while the register of party members was required to be submitted to the Commission not later than 21 days before the conduct of their respective primaries.

He said, “INEC wishes to state that all registered political parties complied with the requirement within the extended timeframe and will subject the submitted registers to the necessary verification processes in line with the law.”