2027: INEC excludes Pantami, Adebutu, clears Chinda in final governorship candidates’ list
The sequence has raised questions about whether he was a registered APC member when the party held its primary and whether his name appeared on the membership register submitted to INEC within the required period.
Though the commission’s documents did not state the reasons for omitting some candidates, the exclusions follow a Supreme Court judgement restoring provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 that restrict participation in party primaries to members whose names appear on membership registers submitted to INEC within the statutory period.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Gombe, Isa Pantami, and in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, from its final list of candidates for the 6 February 2027 governorship elections.
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