In a petition dated August 2, 2026, addressed to the Chairman of the National Peace Committee, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd. Oyewale & Co. (Ayoka-Okin Chambers), the NNPP urged the committee to prevail on INEC to immediately recognise candidates produced from its monitored primaries and release the access code needed to complete their nomination. Despite what it described as full compliance with all legal requirements, the party alleged that INEC has “inexplicably refused” to release the nomination portal access code, thereby preventing its candidates from uploading their particulars within the statutory nomination timeline. The party stressed that time was running out, warning that every passing day reduced the opportunity available to its candidates to comply with INEC’s nomination timetable. The NNPP disclosed that the latest petition followed an earlier letter submitted to INEC on July 16, 2026, demanding the immediate release of the nomination portal access code and notifying the Commission of its intention to institute legal proceedings.