The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the court to seek redress over the exclusion of the name of its governorship candidate in Ogun State, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, from the final list of governorship candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The party’s state Publicity Secretary, Arc. Kayode Adebayo, who disclosed in an interview on Monday, stated that the matter would be filed before a competent court this week.
It will be recalled that the names of Adebutu, Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, and former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and PDP governorship candidate in Gombe State, Isa Ali Patami, were conspicuously missing from the list of governorship candidates published by INEC on October 10.
While Patami’s name was cleared for the 2027 election in a list published by INEC last Thursday, Adebutu’s fate remains uncertain.
However, Adebayo said the PDP was poised to challenge the development in court, expressing confidence that justice would be served.
He said, “I don’t have the details, and I don’t want to mislead the public. But I know definitely that we are going to court this week.
“The hearing will start, and the case will commence this week. But I don’t have the actual date, so I don’t want to be misquoted.”
He urged party supporters to remain calm and maintain strong faith that the matter would be resolved and Adebutu would appear on the ballot in the 2027 general elections.
“If democracy is at play, we believe that the court is the last hope of the people. We believe in the court process, and we hope that, at the end of the day, the case will be heard and fairly judged,” the Publicity Secretary said.
