Ekiti Guber Poll: Court orders INEC to recognize PDP candidate Oluyede

The Federal High Court successful Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognise Dr. Oluwole Oluyede arsenic the governorship campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the governorship predetermination successful Ekiti State.

In a judgement delivered by Justice Umar, the tribunal granted each the reliefs sought by Oluyede and the PDP successful suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/40/2026, filed against INEC.

The tribunal criticised the electoral assemblage for excluding Oluyede from the database of candidates for the forthcoming Ekiti governorship predetermination and directed the Commission to instantly recognise him arsenic the PDP candidate.

Justice Umar further ordered INEC to see Oluyede’s sanction and the PDP logo connected the ballot for the election. The tribunal besides issued a perpetual injunction restraining the Commission from rejecting oregon excluding him from immoderate activities related to the governorship poll.

Oluyede had earlier been presented with a certificate of instrumentality by the National Chairman of the PDP, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, confirming him arsenic the party’s flagbearer for the 2026 governorship predetermination successful Ekiti State.

However, the enactment said INEC, nether the enactment of its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, refused to see Oluyede’s sanction connected the database of candidates, prompting the campaigner and the PDP to situation the determination successful court.

Reacting to the judgment, the PDP described t...