INEC officially included former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu as the SDP governorship candidate for Nasarawa StateThe decision followed a Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on party membership registersThe Supreme Court judgment set out strict conditions on who can vote and be voted for during party primaries and conventionsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate for Nasarawa State, who dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).The commission’s action followed the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of INEC v. Zenith Labour Party, which upheld the validity of Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026.Mohammed Adamu makes INEC final list Photo Credit: @Imranmuhdz Source: FacebookWhat the Supreme Court ruling decidedThe judgment reinforced a statutory requirement that political parties must submit their membership registers to INEC no later than 21 days before any primaries, congresses, or conventions are held.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Under this provision, only individuals whose names appear in the register submitted within that deadline are eligible to participate in internal party processes, whether as voters or as candidates seeking nomination.What this means for Nasarawa SDPINEC’s recognition of Adamu as the SDP’s governorship candidate in Nasarawa State flows directly from the court’s interpretation of these rules.
The commission appears to have determined that Adamu’s candidacy met the requirements as defined under the reaffirmed legal framework.The Supreme Court ruling effectively clarifies how INEC and political parties must handle candidate eligibility disputes going forward, with the membership register submission deadline serving as a hard boundary for participation in internal party elections.See the report on X here: Ex-IGP clinches SDP governorship ticketLegit.ng earlier reported that former IGP Mohammed Adamu emerged as the SDP governorship candidate for Nasarawa State at a special delegates’ congress in Lafia.Adamu replaced Musa Angba, who withdrew from the race, and polled 28,637 votes as the sole candidate across 13 LGAs.The ex-police chief promised to prioritise security, infrastructure, education, agriculture and job creation if elected in 2027. Source: Legit.ng Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google’s Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop.
He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng APCNasarawa StateINECArewaSDP Brandy Australia Cindy oshodis Ballon d or rankings
