INEC Denies NDC Access Code To Nomination Portal

The Nigeria Democratic Coalition (NDC) has disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied its request for the access code needed to upload its candidates’ names to the commission’s nomination portal.

According to the Nigerian Tribune, the party’s national spokesman, Osa Director, said the party had approached INEC to obtain the access code needed to complete the online submission of its candidates, but was unable to secure it.

He said that officials of the electoral commission informed the party that they would “get back” to them, leaving 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.

According to him, the party’s inability to upload its candidates should not be interpreted as a failure on its part, insisting that the delay resulted from the commission’s refusal to provide the necessary access credentials.

He further revealed that the party would return to INEC to make another request while simultaneously taking legal steps 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.

Naija News reports that the development comes amidst a Federal High Court judgment instructing INEC to deregister the NDC.