Get Guardian on GoogleThe Peoples Democratic Party has formally urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately implement a Federal High Court judgment directing it to publish the name of its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, ahead of the 2027 elections in Ogun State.
The party’s demand follows Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, judgment in a suit filed by the PDP and Adebutu over the exclusion of the latter’s name from INEC’s list of the governorship candidates.
In a letter dated November 13 and addressed to the INEC Chairman, counsel to the plaintiffs, Ahmed Raji(SAN) stated that the court granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs, including an order directing the electoral commission to publish Adebutu’s name within 24 hours.
The suit,marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2573, was instituted on October 16, 2026, following the ommission of Adebutu’s name from the final list of governorship candidates released by INEC on October 10.
The letter, titled: Demand for Immediate Compliance with the Order of Federal High Court,’ formally conveyed the court’s decision to the commission and called for prompt implementation of the directives.
Raji disclosed that an enrolled copy of the court order was attached to the letter, expressing confidence that INEC would comply with the judgment.
“We have no doubt that the Commission, being a law-abiding institution, will accord the Enrolled Order of the Honourable Court the requisite respect and give effect to its directives without delay,” the letter stated.
The senior advocate consequently demanded that INEC publish Adebutu‘s name as the PDP governorship candidate for Ogun State within the 24-hour period stipulated by the court.
