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Supreme Court Ruling: Ex-IGP insists he remains SDP candidate in Nasarawa

Supreme Court Ruling: Ex-IGP insists he remains SDP candidate in Nasarawa

By GhanaSummary NewsroomNigeria

Former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has insisted that he remains the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, despite questions raised over some 2027 nominations following a Supreme Court judgement on the Electoral Act.

What the Supreme Court ruled The Supreme Court, on 24 September, upheld INEC’s appeal against a 16 July judgement of the Court of Appeal, which had voided provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 dealing with political party membership registers and candidate nomination.

The development comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reviews the implications of the Supreme Court judgement, which restored provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 relating to political party membership registers and the nomination of candidates.

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