The lawmaker representing Osun Central in the National Assembly, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, on Saturday clarified that he was not disqualified by the latest judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on political party primaries and membership register.

He contended that speculations in some quarters that his 2027 re-election bid for the National Assembly had been scuttled following the judgment were misleading and baseless.

It is recalled that the Apex Court had upheld the appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against the Court of Appeal judgment that voided parts of the Electoral Act 2026 dealing with political party primaries and membership registers.

INEC had filed an appeal against parts of the Court of Appeal ruling in favour of the Zenith Labour Party at the Federal High Court.

But a seven-member panel led by Justice Adamu Jauro set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision and upheld the trial court’s judgment, declaring that Sections 77(5) and 84 of the Electoral Act do not conflict with the 1999 Constitution. It also awarded N2 million in costs against the ZLP.

However, in a statement issued by Fadeyi in Osogbo, Osun State capital, he maintained that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) primary, which he won to re-contest for Osun Central Senatorial District in the 2027 polls complied strictly with the Constitution and the Electoral Acts.

Dismissing the speculation that the Supreme Court judgment had truncated his second term ambition, Fadeyi described the development as the antics of political opponents afraid of his electoral chances ahead of the 2027 poll.

The statement reads, “For clarity sake, there is no clear evidence of my disqualification from any court sitting, hence, the report of my alleged disqualification remains speculative and unfounded.

“The processes to bestow the PDP ticket on Senator Fadeyi for second term in office is clear, legal and approved by all relevant party executives. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP followed the provisions of electoral law and everything was done in accordance with the law and party’s laid down rules.

“For emphasis, the PDP as a party followed the electoral law for all her party candidates in 2027 general elections. For the record, neither the PDP as party or Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi Ph.D are parties to the suit, however, Zenith Labour Party, ZLP and Young Progressive Party, YPP are main parties to the judgment.

“Also, constitutional lawyers have said that the recent supreme court judgement does not in anyway invalidate names of candidates already published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, “the statement concluded.