{
  "id": 669901,
  "title": "Osun 2026: INEC adds SDP candidate to ballot three days to election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/osun-2026-inec-adds-sdp-candidate-to-ballot-three-days-to-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:18:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/902366-osun-2026-inec-adds-sdp-candidate-to-ballot-three-days-to-election.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission has added the Social Democratic Party governorship candidate, Dr. Francis Ajala, to the ballot for the Osun State governorship election. According to Punch Nigeria, this decision followed a judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered on July 22, 2026. The commission said the court ordered it to “forthwith recognise, accept, upload, process and publish” the name and particulars of Ajala as the SDP candidate for the election.\n\nThe development brings the number of political parties contesting the election to 15, including the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is seeking re-election, as reported by Premium Times. The election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 15, 2026. INEC said the ballot papers and result sheets for the election were being reproduced to reflect the court-ordered inclusion of the SDP candidate.\n\nThe commission, via a statement issued by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, informed the public of the changes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Election: Lawmaker gives Fadahunsi 30 days to resign over anti-Accord comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/osun-election-lawmaker-gives-fadahunsi-30-days-to-resign-over-anti",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:18:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}