Court orders INEC to replace NDC candidate with primary winner

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered INEC to replace Ibrahim Lukman with Olumuyiwa Owadara as the NDC candidate for the Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency, according to Punch and Punch Nigeria.

In a separate ruling, a Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, sacked Hon. Uyi Frank Omosigho as the NDC candidate for the Oredo Federal Constituency for the 2027 general election. Daily Post Nigeria reports that Justice Chuka Obiozor delivered the judgement on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in a suit filed by Omo-Osagie Efosa, who was declared the authentic candidate.

Daily Post Nigeria notes that Omosigho currently represents the Oredo East Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly. In his judgement, Justice Obiozor criticized INEC's tendencies in pre-election cases, stating that reliance on internal party mechanisms to resolve primary disputes was being used to delay and frustrate aggrieved aspirants.

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