The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rolled out a number of elections and electoral activities to be carried out before the conduct of the 2027 general election.
The Acting Chairman of the INEC, Mrs May Agbamuche Mbu, disclosed this at the quarterly consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja.
The Acting Chairman listed some of the activities to include the bye-elections in 12 States of the Federation on 16th August 2025, the Anambra State Governorship Election on 8th November 2025, the Area Council Elections in the FCT on 21st February 2026, the Ekiti Governorship Election on 20th June 2026 and the Osun State Governorship Election on 8th August 2026.
She also stated some of their activities already carried out to include the bye-elections held on 16th August, 2025, across two senatorial districts, five federal constituencies and nine state assembly constituencies, saying that two court-ordered rerun elections were also held in Enugu and Kano States on the same day.
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Others were the declarations and returns made across the states where the bye-elections were held and certificates of return presented in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
“The Commission has released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the other elections and some of the activities have already been carried out, the latest being the commencement of the campaign by political parties in Anambra State and the FCT and the publication of the Notices of Election for the Ekiti State Governorship Election on 25th June, 2025, and that of the Osun State Governorship Election on 13th August, 2025,” she said.
Agbamuche Mbu also informed us that in less than a month, precisely on 8th November, 2025, the Anambra State Governorship Election will be held and that the timetable and schedule of activities for the Anambra State Governorship Election details 13 (thirteen) key activities to be carried out by the Commission.
“I am glad to inform you that the Commission has completed 10 (ten) of these activities. The outstanding activities are the publication of the Notice of Poll slated for 25th October, 2025, the Last day for Campaigns – 6th November, 2025, and the date of the Election – 8th November, 2025. The Commission is committed to keeping strictly to the remaining activities as detailed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities,” she stated.
The Acting Chairman therefore called upon political parties in Nigeria to be mindful of the last day for campaigns and keep strictly to it saying that the Commission has been working assiduously and making arrangements for the successful conduct of the Anambra State Governorship Election and has had several engagements with the security agencies at national, state and local government levels and that all non-sensitive materials for the election have been delivered to the state and voter education and sensitisation is ongoing.
“The Area Council Election in the FCT scheduled for 21st February, 2026, will be held in 68 constituencies made up of chairmen and their deputies for the six Area Councils, namely Abaji, the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali, as well as 62 wards drawn based on 10 wards for each Area Council except AMAC, which has 12 wards on account of its population. The timetable and schedule of activities for the Area Council Election detail 13 (thirteen) key activities out of which 8 (eight) of these activities have been carried out,” she noted.
“The outstanding activities are: last day for the submission of names of polling agents for the election to the electoral officer of the local government areas by political parties, publication of the official register of voters by the commission, publication of notice of poll, the last day for campaigns and the date of the election,” she said.
Turning to other electoral activities, she said, the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) resumed nationwide on 18th August, 2025, for online pre-registration and 25th August 2025 for in-person registration at all INEC State and Local Government Area Offices nationwide, and the exercise will run for a full year and will end on 30th August, 2026.
“The Commission is impressed by the response of Nigerians to the CVR exercise, and for us, this is a testament that Nigerians believe in our democracy and the effort of the Commission towards ensuring that all eligible Nigerians are given the right to determine who leads them. The details of completed online pre-registrations and physical registrations are published on our website on a weekly basis,” she stated.
The INEC acting chairman, however, said that the Commission received a total of 171 requests for registration of political parties, and each request was assessed based on its compliance with the provisions of section 222 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended); section 79 (1, 2 and 4) of the Electoral Act, 2022; and Clause 2 of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2022. Out of the total number of applications received, 14 associations have met the requirements to proceed to the next stage.
Responding, the Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Mr Yusuf Dantalle, commended the activities lined up by the Commission geared towards improving the electoral process in the country and promised that political parties would continue to collaborate with the Commission.