By Kingston Magare 31.7.2026
Academic certificates and other documents submitted by various candidates contesting the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives elections will be published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will, on Saturday, August 1.
This is in line with INEC revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, which fixed August 1 for the display of the personal particulars of candidates for the presidential and National Assembly elections.
Those that will be made available on Saturday include the documents submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), his challengers former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and candidates of other political parties that successfully submitted their nomination forms.
The exercise will also cover the publication of the credentials and personal particulars of all candidates contesting the Senate and House of Representatives elections across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The publication of candidates’ particulars is a statutory requirement designed to promote transparency in the electoral process and provide Nigerians with the opportunity to scrutinise the documents submitted by aspirants before the elections.
The process is backed by Section 29(3) of the Electoral Act, 2026, which provides that: “The Commission shall, within 21 days of the receipt of the personal particulars of the candidate, publish same in the constituency where the candidate intends to contest the election.”
In addition, Section 29(5) of the Act provides that any person who believes that any information submitted by a candidate is false may file a suit at the Federal High Court seeking a declaration that the information contained in the affidavit or other documents is false.
The publication of candidates’ credentials marks another critical milestone in preparations for the 2027 general election, following the conclusion of party primaries and the submission of nomination forms by political parties.
Political campaigns are expected to flag off on August 19 according to the INEC time-table.
Nigerian voters...waiting for election day.