The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is in talks with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the exclusion of some of its candidates from the commission’s final lists for the 2027 elections.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Jungudo Mohammed,
spokesperson of the PDP camp backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT), said the party was concerned about the development.
Some PDP candidates, including Isa Pantami of Gombe and Ladi
Adebutu of Ogun, were excluded from the final governorship list published by
the electoral umpire on Saturday.
Mohammed said the party is engaging INEC to resolve the
issues behind the omissions in accordance with the law and established
electoral guidelines.
“The PDP therefore assures all concerned that it is treating
this development with the utmost seriousness it deserves and will communicate
further developments as appropriate. The Party is committed to ensuring that
all legitimate concerns are properly addressed with the Commission,” the
statement reads.
Mohammed called on affected candidates, members, and
supporters of the PDP to remain calm and refrain from actions or statements
that could undermine the ongoing engagements with the Commission.
INEC had said it would decide on the implications of the
September 24 supreme court judgment on the nomination of candidates for the
2027 elections.
A seven-member panel of the court had upheld an appeal filed
by INEC and restored sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral
Act 2026.
In the lead judgment delivered by Adamu Jauro, the court
held that the provisions voided by the court of appeal in July were not
inconsistent with the 1999 constitution.
Section 77(5) of the Electoral Act provides that only
members whose names are contained in a political party’s membership register,
submitted to INEC at least 21 days before a primary, congress or convention,
can participate in the exercise.
Section 77(6) states that a party cannot use any membership
register other than the one submitted to the electoral commission for its
primaries, congresses and conventions.
Under section 77(7), a party that fails to submit its
membership register within the stipulated period cannot field a candidate for
the election.
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