Inec opens media accreditation portal for september 19, 2026 rerun elections!

report by musa antiketu,| tori people for obaland magazine.

abuja, nigeria — di independent kontri electoral commission (inec) don opened na online accreditation portal for media organisations seeking to cover di september 2026 rerun and bye-elections for selected constituencies across nigeria.

di accreditation exercise commenced on top monday, august 24, 2026, through di inec media accreditation portal (imap), as di electoral commission intensifies preparations for di polls scheduled for saturday, september 19, 2026.

according to inec, di elections go take place for di gombe/kwami/funakaye federal constituency, kukuma as di disina and sakwa state constituencies for bauchi state, udu state constituency for delta state, and dawakin kudu state constituency for kano state.

di commission say media organisations intending to deploy tori pipo and oda relevant personnel for election coverage must complete dia applications through di designated online accreditation platform.

inec don set midnight on top tuesday, september 8, 2026, as di deadline for submissions. Di commission warned dat dia would be no extension and dat late applications would no bi be accepted afta di portal automatically closes.

di electoral bodi also taya dat accreditation would be conducted strictly online, wit no provision for manual applications. Only strong well well and duly registered media organisations dat meet di commission’s requirements go de considered.

di accreditation process na particularly significant for election reporting, as accredited tori pipo and media organisations play an important role for independently documenting voting, counting, collation and oda aspects for di electoral process.

inec’s official election informate confirms say di affected constituencies are among di polls scheduled for september 19. Di commission’s current election calendar lists di gombe/kwami/funakaye federal constituency and di bauchi, delta and kano state constituency elections for dat date.

di september elections follow vacancies created by circumstances de include di death and resignation for serving legislators. For gombe, for instance, inec scheduled a bye-election afta di death for hon. Yaya bauchi tongo, who represented di gombe/kwami/funakaye federal constituency for di haus for representatives.

for bauchi, di sakwa and disina state constituency seats also became vacant under different circumstances, prompting di commission to schedule elections to fill di positions.

beyond filling vacant legislative seats, di september polls go provide anoda test for nigeria’s electoral administration ahead for di 2027 general elections. Inec don kontinu to emphasise di importance for strong well well, transparent and inclusive electoral de process, while na current guidelines cover general, bye, rerun and supplementary elections.

for media organisations planning coverage, di commission don advised applicants to complete dia submissions and upload all required informate and documents before di deadline. Inec also provided telephone contacts for enquiries and technical assistance relating go di accreditation portal.

di development places responsibility on top media organisations to ensure dat only properly accredited personnel are deployed go di affected constituencies. For tori pipo, di exercise na also a reminder for di need for accurate, impartial and responsible election reporting, particularly for an environment wia unverified claims fit quick quick influence public perception for electoral outcomes.

obaland magazine go kontinu to monitor di preparations for di september elections, de include inec’s administrative arrangements, political-party activities, security considerations and oda developments relevant to voters and stakeholders.

sources

independent kontri electoral commission
vanguard bin dey
the guardian nigeria
the kontri
channels television

inec don opened online media accreditation for nigeria’s september 19, 2026 rerun and bye-elections across selected constituencies for gombe, bauchi, delta and kano states