2027: INEC throws out Adebutu's petition as Pantami, Kano NDC candidate make list

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed a petition filed by Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship hopeful successful Ogun State, implicit his exclusion from the database of candidates for the 2027 elections.

DAILY POST gathered that the committee took the determination astatine its gathering connected Thursday, wherever it considered complaints from governmental parties and candidates omitted from the published list.

While Adebutu failed to unafraid a reprieve, erstwhile Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Pantami and Abdulsalam Gwarzo, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship campaigner successful Kano State, were cleared to contest, pending the determination of tribunal cases.

A apical INEC root said the committee received 69 petitions concerning the omission of governorship and State House of Assembly candidates, with astir 36 succeeding.

According to the source, Pantami was cleared outrightly, portion Gwarzo’s clearance was conditional connected the result of litigation instituted implicit his exclusion.

Adebutu, however, was unsuccessful.

“The Ogun PDP campaigner did not succeed,” the root said, confirming that his sanction would not beryllium restored to the list.

The improvement is linked to INEC’s enforcement of Section 77(5)–(7) of the Electoral Act 2026, which mandates governmental parties to su...