PDP Takes Legal Action Against INEC Over Ekiti Gubernatorial Candidate Exclusion

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) is taking legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for omitting their Ekiti gubernatorial candidate from the 2026 election list. PDP accuses INEC of bias and unfair treatment, claiming that the exclusion was deliberate.
Despite INEC's acknowledgment of the primary nomination process compliance, PDP insists on court intervention to include their candidate. The party emphasizes the need for an impartial electoral process and criticizes INEC's alleged lack of neutrality.
Oluyed is mentioned as the contested nominee.
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