The Labour Party has confirmed receipt of access code from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to upload the names and particulars of its candidates for the 2027 general election.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Asogwa confirmed the development in Abuja, via telephone on Tuesday.
He said, “Yes, the codes were released to us yesterday. I received confirmation from our national chairman.”
Several political parties, including the Labour Party, had not confirmed receipt of the codes as of Sunday. Some parties involved in leadership disputes also expressed fears that the codes could fall into the wrong hands. Politics
It was learnt that the electoral management body had insisted on following due process including taking into account judicial pronouncements before handling out the codes
The commission is yet to comment on the latest developments.
