{
  "id": 13516970,
  "title": "JUST IN: PDP’s Adebutu Missing from INEC’s final Governorship List in Ogun",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/just-in-pdps-adebutu-missing-from-inecs-final-governorship-list-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T19:05:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/just-in-pdps-adebutu-missing-from-inecs-final-governorship-list-in-ogun/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates Ladi Adebutu and Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo are absent from the final governorship candidate list for Ogun State released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), according to Daily Trust. The final list, signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony, included 13 governorship candidates and their respective running mates, but the PDP contenders were notably absent. The list featured the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, along with his running mate, Kudirat Abiodun Balogun. Additionally, Jimi Lawal, an ally of the former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, was listed as the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The list also contained candidates from various other parties such as A, AA, ADP, APM, APP, BP, NDP, NNPP, NRM, SDP, and YPP.",
  "summary": "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, and his running mate, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, are missing from the final list of governorship candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Daily Trust reports. A check of INEC’s portal by Daily Trust showed that the final list contained the names of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Pantami’s name Missing As INEC Releases Final List of Gombe Guber Candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/pantamis-name-missing-as-inec-releases-final-list-of-gombe-guber",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:34:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Gombe: INEC drops Pantami’s name from final governorship candidates list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/breaking-gombe-inec-drops-pantamis-name-from-final-governorship",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:46:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "PDP candidates Adebutu, Pantami missing from INEC final gov list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/pdp-candidates-adebutu-pantami-missing-from-inec-final-gov-list",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:21:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "INEC lists 16 candidates for Gombe governorship race, omits PDP’s Pantami",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/inec-lists-16-candidates-for-gombe-governorship-race-omits-pdps",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:42:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}