INEC released its final list of governorship candidates for Ogun State, and PDP’s Ladi Adebutu was not on itAdebutu and his running mate, both members of the PDP, were absent from the official listThe exclusion raises questions about the status of the PDP’s governorship bid in Ogun StatePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has left out Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Ogun State, from its final list of candidates for the governorship election.Both Adebutu and his running mate, who are registered members of the PDP, do not appear anywhere on the list INEC published for Ogun State, according to the document seen by Legit.ng on Saturday, October 10.INEC drop PDP’s Ladi Adebutu from the final list of Ogun governorship candidates Photo Credit: @Imranmuhdz Source: FacebookAdebutu and deputy missing from INEC listThe omission of two candidates from a single party on the official governorship list is significant, as it effectively bars them from contesting the election under the PDP platform unless the matter is resolved through a legal or administrative process.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!INEC’s final list of candidates is a critical document in Nigeria’s electoral process. Only those named on it are recognised as valid contestants for any given election. The absence of Adebutu and his deputy means the PDP currently has no recognised pair in the Ogun governorship race, based on the commission’s published records.No explanation has been made public by INEC regarding the circumstances that led to Adebutu’s exclusion from the Ogun State governorship candidates list.You can see the report of the full list on X here: Okorocha drags Uzodimma, APC to courtLegit.ng earlier reported that Rochas Okorocha filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging INEC’s recognition of Hope Uzodimma as APC’s Imo West senatorial candidate.Okorocha claims he won the May 18 APC primary with 150,780 votes against Uzodimma’s 102,158, but the returning officer declared Uzodimma the winner with 230,464 votes.The case raises a constitutional question over whether Uzodimma, whose tenure as governor runs to January 2028, can legally contest the 2027 senatorial election.
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