NDC accuses INEC of blocking registration of its candidates

By Kingston Magare 28.6.2026
Nigeria Democratic Congress said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has not granted the party’s request for the access code required to upload the names of its candidates to the commission’s nomination portal.
NDC national publicity secretary Osa Director said the denial of the access code came before a Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja Kogi Stated ordered INEC to deregister the party last week.
“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,” Mr. Director said.
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.