Ogun 2027: INEC excludes PDP’s Adebutu, running mate from governorship candidates’ list
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, and his running mate from its final list of candidates for the 6 February 2027 governorship election.
According to the INEC’s final list of governorship candidates reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES, the exclusion of Mr Adebutu leaves the PDP governorship ticket absent from the 13 candidates listed by the commission for the election, raising questions about the party’s participation in the contest.
The two civil society groups, Ogun Democratic Accountability Forum be 23rd and Elections Integrity Watch had raised concerns about Mr Adebutu’s absence from the party’s register and demanded for his disqualification in the governorship election race.
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