NDC: INEC Denied Access Code for Candidate Nominations

The Nigeria Democratic Coalition (NDC) claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to provide the access code it needed to upload its candidates’ names to the commission’s nomination portal.

The party is preparing to contest a recent court judgment that ordered its deregistration.

The development follows a Federal High Court ruling that directed INEC to deregister the NDC.

National spokesman Osa Director explained that the party had requested the access code from INEC to complete the online submission of its candidates but was unable to obtain it.

INEC officials told the party they would “get back” to them, which left the NDC unable to complete the mandatory upload before the court’s deregistration order.

“We approached INEC to collect the access code to upload the names of our candidates to the INEC portal. They told us that they will get back to us,” the NDC spokesman said.

He said the party’s failure to upload its candidates should not be seen as a lapse on its part, noting that the delay stemmed from INEC’s refusal to provide the required credentials.

He added that the party would return to INEC to make a new request while also pursuing legal action to suspend the enforcement of the court judgment.

“We will go back there by tomorrow. I believe by tomorrow we must have filed a stay of execution in court,” he added.