NDC orders nationwide preparation of polling-agent lists for 2027

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has begun preparations for the deployment of polling agents ahead of the 2027 elections, Punch Nigeria reports. The party has directed its chairmen at state and local government area levels to start compiling lists of agents. They have also been instructed to harmonise the names being gathered, suggesting that the party wants a coordinated record across its different organisational levels.

The supplied report does not specify how many agents the party plans to recruit or when the compilation must be completed. It also does not identify the states or local government areas that have started the process. Polling agents represent political parties at voting locations.

However, the source material does not provide further details about the duties the NDC expects its agents to perform, its training plans or the procedures it will use to verify the lists. The directive is an early mobilisation measure by the party before the 2027 elections. No other campaign activity, electoral strategy or statement from an electoral authority was included in the report.

The NDC’s instruction places responsibility for the initial compilation on state and LGA chairmen. The lists are then expected to be harmonised as part of the party’s nationwide preparation. The source does not say whether the exercise is linked to a specific electoral timetable or whether other parties have begun similar preparations.