Pantami, Adebutu, Gwarzo Missing in INEC’s Final List of Gombe, Kano, Ogun Guber Candidates
*Gwarzo remains our candidate, Kano NDC insist Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published its final list of candidates for the February 6, 2027 governorship
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published its final list of candidates for the February 6, 2027 governorship elections, omitting Ali Pantami of the PDP in Gombe State, Aminu Gwarzo of the NDC in Kano State, and Ladi Adebutu of the PDP in Ogun State. The absence of these candidates is believed to be connected to a Supreme Court ruling in the case of INEC v.
Zenith Labour Party, which confirmed the continued validity of Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026. This ruling barred parties from fielding candidates whose names were not in the membership register submitted to INEC within the stipulated time.
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