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PDP seeks INEC resolution after candidates omitted from 2027 election lists
Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, published its final lists of candidates for the 2027 governorship elections.
The lists for Ogun and Gombe states did not include the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidates, Oladipupo Adebutu and Isa Pantami, or their running mates.
The PDP says it is discussing the omissions with INEC and wants to resolve them under electoral law.
The omissions follow disputes about the candidates’ nominations and whether party rules for membership registers and primaries were followed.
A court had ordered a fresh PDP primary in Gombe, which Pantami won on 29 September.
In Ogun, groups questioned whether Adebutu was on the party membership register submitted to INEC, while the state party said he had completed the required registration.
INEC has not explained why the candidates were left off the lists.
The PDP has urged affected candidates and supporters to stay calm while discussions and legal processes continue.
INEC’s final list for the 2027 governorship elections omitted PDP candidates and their running mates in Ogun and Gombe states.
The PDP said it is engaging with INEC to resolve the omissions in line with the law and electoral guidelines.
The party urged affected candidates, members and supporters to remain calm and avoid actions that could undermine the discussions.
The omissions come amid disputes over nomination processes and compliance with rules on party membership registers and primaries.
INEC has not explained why the candidates were left off the lists.
- Who
- The PDP and its omitted governorship candidates, Oladipupo Adebutu and Isa Pantami.
- What
- The PDP is seeking to resolve the candidates’ omission from INEC’s final lists for the 2027 governorship elections.
- When
- INEC published the final lists on Saturday; the PDP’s statement was reported on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- Ogun and Gombe states, Nigeria.
- Why
- The omissions came amid disputes over nomination processes and questions about compliance with electoral rules. INEC has not explained them.
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The party wishes to assure all affected candidates, members and supporters that it is already engaging with INEC to address the issues responsible for the omissions, with a view to securing an amicable resolution in accordance with the law and established electoral guidelines
Consequently, the party calls on all affected candidates, members and supporters to remain calm, exercise patience and refrain from actions or statements capable of undermining the ongoing engagements with the commission
The Supreme Court restored the Electoral Act provision requiring parties to use membership registers submitted to INEC within the stipulated period when conducting primaries.
Pantami won a fresh PDP primary after the Federal High Court in Gombe had nullified his initial emergence as the party’s governorship candidate and ordered a new primary.
INEC published its final lists for the 2027 governorship elections without PDP candidates in Ogun and Gombe.
The PDP said it was engaging with INEC over the omissions and urged affected people to remain calm.
- Election year
- 2027
- Ogun PDP candidate omitted
- Oladipupo Adebutu
- Gombe PDP candidate omitted
- Isa Pantami
- Candidates listed by INEC in Ogun
- 13
- Candidates listed by INEC in Gombe
- 16
- Supreme Court ruling
- 24 September; restored the membership-register provision for party primaries
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