The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has claimed that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) denied them the Access Code to enable it download its candidates on its portal.
In an interview with Vanguard, the National Publicity Secretary of the NDC, Osa Director said, “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 FHC ruling.”
Recall that a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State on Friday gave a judgment, mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC not to recognise the NDC as a political party pending when all legal issues surrounding it are resolved.
Also recall that the court had earlier set aside its December 2025 judgment that compelled INEC to register the NDC, following an application filed by an association known as the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which claimed ownership of the logo used by the NDC in securing its registration.
The NDC same rejected last week judgment of a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC not to recognise the NDC as a political party pending when all legal issues surrounding it are resolved, saying that it will head to the Court of Appeal.
Addressing Journalists in Abuja on Friday, the NDC National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe who took a swipe at the judgment of the Court, has insisted that the party remains legally recognized and will immediately challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.
