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Ekiti guber: PDP missing as INEC publishes names, details of candidates.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday released the list of candidates and running mates for the June 20, 2026, governorship election in Ekiti State.It was observed that the name of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede, was missing on the list.

Recall that Oluyede emerged on November 8, 2025, as the party’s governorship candidate, conducted by the Aminu Turaki-led National Working Committee and monitored by officers from INEC.

A check by The Guardian yesterday evening at the INEC state headquarters located along the new Iyin-Ekiti road, in Ado-Ekiti, showed that the names and particulars of the PDP candidates were missing among the 12 candidates displayed by the commission.

According to sources in INEC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ongoing national crisis in the PDP, which has resulted in two factions laying claim to the party’s leadership, with a series of litigations filed in the courts, is responsible for the omission.

The Ekiti 2026 governorship candidates and their deputies are Opeyemi Falegan (41) Omoyemi Olaleye (42) for Accord Party; Akande Oluwasegun (36), Oluwasanmi Fajuyigbe (African Action Congress); Ayodeji Ojo (42), and Itunu Ibitoye (35) for Action Democratic Party.

Also in the list are Oluwadare Bejide (66); Paul Olowoyeye (52) for African Democratic Congress (ADC); Biodun Oyebanji (58); Monisade Afuye (67) for All Progressives Congress (APC); Bidemi Awogbemi (36); Akinyemi Adewumi (53) for Action People’s Party; and Joseph Anifowose (65), and Margaret Ilesanmi (68) for Allied People’s Movement.

Labour Party (LP) has Oyebanji Olajuyin (67) and Ayokunle Okumade (45); New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) has Blessing Abegunde (35) and Francis Ajayi (65); People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has Olaniyi Ayodele (49) and Modupe Adebiyi (35).

Young Progressive Party (YPP) has Owoola Daramola (54) and Opeyemi Adeyemo (51), while Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has Victor Adetunji (38) and Adesina Oyeniyi (35).

https://guardian.ng/news/ekiti-2026-inec-releases-names-of-guber-candidates-excludes-pdp-candidate/

No need to disturb yourself, governor Biodun Oyebanji don win since.

Nigeria has reached a democracy where election very is no longer speculative but certain. Omo. who do us? without much details you just know APC has won

Makinde and Wike. See what your greediness and selfishness has turned PDP to

Easy win for the governor......how PDP want it to be

Pdp is gone forever no coming back

https://kikio.ng

All the best to the good people of Ekiti State as they go to the poll.

AWONEYAN:
Makinde and Wike. See what your greediness and selfishness has turned PDP to

Is it Makinde or Wike and his goons?

Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Lamido.... They vow they must pull down PDP for Tinubu to have second term

This is a very funny INEC
Anyways, Turaki, go to Court and enforce it, SDP did exactly same and got a favourable judgement plus fine of ₦2m for INEC.

You don’t know anything. We the BAT team will continue to teach you Politics. Makinde, where you dey hide? Come out and confront INEC the way Nyezom Wike did from 2015 till 2023. To be a leader is not by mouth. Even when slow Jonathan was “slowing”, Wike took on the whole opposition lead by Tinubu, Buhari, Abubakar Atiku, Nair El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Bukola Saraki and others. Though Jonathan lost the war, but Wike won his battles. He got fake 1.4 million votes for Jonathan in Rivers State alone when you and we know that the number of people that voted in Rivers for that particular election was not up to 200,000, but Wike performed his magic. Now is the time for you to do the same. Come out of hiding

No need for all these perambulation. The only battles now and in 2027 are within the APC. The PDP has been decimated and burnt down. This present admin really , really bad gan. Nobody has ever achieved this level of 'f^ckery' .

AWONEYAN:
Makinde and Wike. See what your greediness and selfishness has turned PDP to

Blame Wike. He's working for Tinubu to end PDP. He won't end well in Jesus' name.

The Emperor is "holding down " PDP.

The same will happen at the presidential elections. There would not be any candidate from the PDP.

Emilokan, we'll meet at the polls, no worry yourself 📌💯

Thank you Governor SEYI MAKINDE. YOU ARE DOING WELL.SINK PDP

PDP oooo. What is happening to you guys now ?

Afriifa:
Nigeria has reached a democracy where election very is no longer speculative but certain. Omo. who do us? without much details you just know APC has won

If no b say U b Olodo 😂

Nah APC talk say make PDP no dey organise??

Fiscus105:
Is it Makinde or Wike and his goons?

Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Lamido.... They vow they must pull down PDP for Tinubu to have second term

Give us evidence wey dem Vow??

The problem is remain a parties, we shouldn't have more than 3 parties in a ballot to build up stronger opposition against winning party but instead some part that will not even see up to 1000 votes in one millions will be emerging on ballot paper

The PDP candidate is not even popular. Funsho Ayeni would have been a formidable candidate of d party.

See what Wike has caused

How has APC performance been in Ekiti sef??

APC data boys don't care so long their party wins, but Ania state governor doing wonders, na where their eyes dey, while Ekiti keeps going backwards in all indices.

Let another party win Ekiti jare

AWONEYAN:
Makinde and Wike. See what your greediness and selfishness has turned PDP to

.it's wike that is the main problems of PDP..wike said he will lead and support Tinubu reelection in 2027..so how do you expect wike to be loyal and faithful to PDP with such a statement that is why he is destabilizing and causing problems in PDP

fergie001:
This is a very funny INEC
Anyways, Turaki, go to Court and enforce it, SDP did exactly same and got a favourable judgement plus fine of ₦2m for INEC.

Nairaland lawyer for PDP , we told you

jamafa:
If no b say U b Olodo 😂

Nah APC talk say make PDP no dey organise??

Weldone to you sire. Happy Christmas.

karzyharsky:
Easy win for the governor......how PDP want it to be

Even Makinde would beg Tinubu to allow him defect to APC else he will be an on looker during 2027 election.

On the #30b, someone should tell Makinde that Auditor General for the Federation is coming for post audit.

Story...
Same wike that sold Pdp in 2023 presidential election in the name of G5, the same party he claims to love and rescued..abeg make we leave any where belle face politicians.

simpleseyi:
You don’t know anything. We the BAT team will continue to teach you Politics. Makinde, where you dey hide? Come out and confront INEC the way Nyezom Wike did from 2015 till 2023. To be a leader is not by mouth. Even when slow Jonathan was “slowing”, Wike took on the whole opposition lead by Tinubu, Buhari, Abubakar Atiku, Nair El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Bukola Saraki and others. Though Jonathan lost the war, but Wike won his battles. He got fake 1.4 million votes for Jonathan in Rivers State alone when you and we know that the number of people that voted in Rivers for that particular election was not up to 200,000, but Wike performed his magic. Now is the time for you to do the same. Come out of hiding

Only the fools will be blaming Seyi Makinde for the present problem of Pdp though he was culpable for supporting another party candidate against his party candidate in 2023 but with a reasonable reason of its the turn of the south and after that he has done everything in his power to make PDP works but Sensible Nigerians knows the likes of Wike and Fayose will be forever remember in History for bringing down Nigeria democracy…Fayose is in support of Tinubu for second term and also in support of Apc governorship candidate in his state in Ekiti and still telling the foolish and gullible Nigerians he is still in PDP same with Wike …Nigeria is a zoo