The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says it has appealed the federal high court judgment that set aside its registration and has obtained access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal to upload its candidates for the 2027 general election.
Seriake Dickson, national leader of the party, disclosed this in a post on X on Monday.
NDC files appeal
Dickson said the party has filed a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution against the Lokoja court ruling.
He added that the court processes have been served on INEC.
“Today, the NDC has filed an appeal against the ruling as well as a stay of execution/injunction,” he said.
Says candidates can now be uploaded
Furthermore, Dickson said INEC has granted the party access to its candidate nomination portal.
He added that the names of the party’s presidential candidate and his own senatorial candidacy have already been uploaded.
“What is left is the administrative process of submitting the names to INEC,” he said.
“We have been granted access to the portal to upload our qualified candidates.”
“My name and that of the presidential candidate have been uploaded to the INEC portal, while that of the vice-presidential candidate will be done tomorrow.”
‘No reason to panic’
Meanwhile, Dickson assured party members that the NDC remains a registered political party and that all candidates emerged through primaries monitored by INEC.
He said the party still has sufficient time to complete the submission of candidates in line with the electoral timetable.
“There is enough time for all candidates’ names to be submitted to INEC,” he said.
“There is no reason for anyone to panic.”
Commends INEC
Dickson also commended INEC for what he described as its professionalism throughout the registration process.
He urged the commission to remain neutral while the appeal is pending.
“We thank INEC, led by Professor Joash Amupitan, for their professionalism so far,” he said.
“Having filed and served our appeal and the accompanying applications, the ball is now in the court of the judiciary, and we expect the judiciary to do what is right under the law.”
