RismadarVoice Reporters
June 28, 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Coalition (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of denying the party access to the code required to upload the names of its candidates to the commission’s nomination portal.
The allegation comes as the party prepares to challenge a Federal High Court judgment ordering its deregistration.
Speaking on the development, the party’s National Spokesman, Osa Director, said the NDC approached INEC to obtain the access code needed to complete the online submission of its candidates but was unable to secure it.
According to him, 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 ordered its deregistration.
“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,” he said.
The party maintained that its inability to upload the names of its candidates should not be interpreted as negligence, insisting that the delay resulted from INEC’s failure to provide the required access credentials.
The director further disclosed that the party would return to the electoral commission to renew its request while simultaneously taking legal steps to halt the enforcement of the deregistration order.
“We will go back there by tomorrow. I believe by tomorrow we must have filed a stay of execution in court,” he added.
The Federal High Court recently ordered the deregistration of the Nigeria Democratic Coalition, a decision the party says it intends to challenge through the appellate process.
