Return Adebutu as Ogun PDP governorship candidate, court orders INEC

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reinstate the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Ogun, Ladi Adebutu, on the list of candidates cleared to contest the 2027 general election.

According to Peoples Gazette, the judgement, delivered on Friday by Justice Peter Lifu, said INEC had no right to remove any candidate sponsored by a political party without a court order.

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