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Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by nairalandkachy1(op): 8:04pm On Mar 06
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognise Dr. Oluwole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the governorship election in Ekiti State.

In a judgment delivered by Justice Umar, the court granted all the reliefs sought by Oluyede and the PDP in suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/40/2026, filed against INEC.

The court criticised the electoral body for excluding Oluyede from the list of candidates for the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election and directed the Commission to immediately recognise him as the PDP candidate.

Justice Umar further ordered INEC to include Oluyede’s name and the PDP logo on the ballot for the election. The court also issued a perpetual injunction restraining the Commission from rejecting or excluding him from any activities related to the governorship poll.

Oluyede had earlier been presented with a certificate of return by the National Chairman of the PDP, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, confirming him as the party’s flagbearer for the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State.

However, the party said INEC, under the leadership of its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, refused to include Oluyede’s name on the list of candidates, prompting the candidate and the PDP to challenge the decision in court.

Reacting to the judgment, the PDP described the ruling as a victory for justice and democracy.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the party urged INEC to operate strictly within the law and avoid actions capable of undermining Nigeria’s multi-party democratic system.

The PDP also called on its members in Ekiti State to intensify their campaigns ahead of the governorship election, expressing confidence in victory with Oluyede as its candidate.
https://dailypost.ng/2026/03/06/ekiti-guber-poll-court-orders-inec-to-recognize-pdp-candidate-oluyede/

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Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by Nobody: 8:16pm On Mar 06
Politicians are just too dubious.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by happney65: 8:19pm On Mar 06
TheHalalStudent:
Politicians are just too dubious.
Them be werey people

All of them.. grin grin
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by Segun91: 8:20pm On Mar 06
Funny people ... Goal goal character
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by dalongjnr: 8:22pm On Mar 06
The judgement is correct.
Internal party affairs doesn't affect INEC.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by fergie001(mod): 8:23pm On Mar 06
I told them based on law, they said NO.... For the records, Makinde faction conducted the Primary. INEC was also present......

zoedew

Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by LibertyRep: 8:55pm On Mar 06
PDP must not be allowed to die.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by Ofunaofu: 8:58pm On Mar 06
Amupitans INEC Will eventually make history as the worst in the history of this country
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by zoedew: 10:06pm On Mar 06
fergie001:
I told them based on law, they said NO.... For the records, Makinde faction conducted the Primary. INEC was also present......

zoedew
It remains to be seen whether INEC will appeal the judgement.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by Wadoboy(m): 10:38pm On Mar 06
So Makinde Faction won or Wike Faction won?
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by fergie001(mod): 10:40pm On Mar 06
zoedew:
It remains to be seen whether INEC will appeal the judgement.
They will fail.

They had a similar case in SDP Vs INEC last year.
They appealed the judgement and lost....went to the Supreme Court and got a huge fine.

They will lose AGAIN
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by EmekaA125(m): 12:56am On Mar 07
Candidate wey no go win. Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by zoedew: 7:16am On Mar 07
fergie001:
They will fail.

They had a similar case in SDP Vs INEC last year.
They appealed the judgement and lost....went to the Supreme Court and got a huge fine.

They will lose AGAIN
Good to have court judgements that entrenches the impartiality of the INEC.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by zoedew: 7:18am On Mar 07
EmekaA125:
Candidate wey no go win. Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
But he was afforded the opportunity to play on a level playing ground. That is democracy!
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by BeeNG3: 7:55am On Mar 07
Leave him please let him come and waste money. Even 2031 and beyond no sure for u. Tan m'ekolo e.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by zoomzoom(m): 11:40am On Mar 07
[quote author=Wadoboy post=138687581]So Makinde Faction won or Wike Faction won?

Makinde was always gonna win, WIKE was only wasting their time and to make more unsure politicians to defect.
Re: Court Orders INEC To Recognise Ekiti PDP Governorship Candidate, Oluyede by AMI3(m): 11:43am On Mar 07
BeeNG3:
Leave him please let him come and waste money. Even 2031 and beyond no sure for u. Tan m'ekolo e.
It is better what u guys were thinking.
U thought Wike faction has upper hand over Makinde
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