{
  "id": 16824109,
  "title": "Court orders INEC to replace NDC candidate with primary winner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/court-orders-inec-to-replace-ndc-candidate-with-primary-winner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-orders-inec-to-replace-ndc-candidate-with-primary-winner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 Nigeria.\n\nIn a separate ruling, Daily Post Nigeria reports that a Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State, has removed Hon. Uyi Frank Omosigho as the NDC candidate for the Oredo Federal Constituency for the 2027 general election. Justice Chuka Obiozor declared Omo-Osagie Efosa the authentic candidate following a suit challenging the declaration of Omosigho as the primary election winner.\n\nDaily Post Nigeria notes that Omosigho is a representative for the Oredo East Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly. In his judgment, Justice Obiozor criticized INEC's tendencies regarding pre-election cases, stating that reliance on internal party mechanisms to resolve primary disputes was being used to frustrate and delay aggrieved aspirants.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Court sacks NDC Reps candidate in Edo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/court-sacks-ndc-reps-candidate-in-edo",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:18:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}