The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of refusing to provide the Access Code needed to upload and download its candidates on the commission’s portal.
Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, said the NDC had already approached INEC but was yet to receive any response.
“We have approached INEC, but they are yet to respond to our request. Hopefully, we shall be in court tomorrow (today) to file for a stay of execution of the Lokoja Federal High Court ruling,” he said.
The development comes days after a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, ordered INEC not to recognise the NDC as a political party pending the resolution of all legal disputes surrounding its registration.
The court had earlier set aside its December 2025 judgment that compelled INEC to register the NDC after the Peace Movement Party (PMP) claimed ownership of the logo the NDC used for its registration.
Despite the ruling, the NDC has insisted it remains a legally recognised political party and vowed to challenge the judgment at the Court of Appeal.
NDC National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, said the party rejects the judgment and will immediately appeal the decision, insisting its legal status remains intact.
The legal dispute is expected to continue as the NDC heads to the Court of Appeal while seeking a stay of execution of the Lokoja court’s ruling.
