The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced its intention to approach the courts following the exclusion of its governorship candidate, Dr Oluwole Oluyede, from the list of candidates for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong.
PDP accused INEC of bias, alleging that the commission deliberately blocked access to the nomination portal codes days before the submission deadline, forcing the party to submit Dr Oluyede’s forms manually, a submission which INEC acknowledged.
PDP emphasised that there is no dispute over the validity of Dr Oluyede’s nomination, citing INEC’s own monitoring report, which confirmed that the primaries were lawful and properly conducted.
The party described INEC’s failure to include its candidate as “dangerously high-pitched” and warned that it undermines public trust in the electoral process.
“Having failed to act appropriately, our party has immediately taken steps to approach the courts to compel INEC to do what it ought to have done in the first place,” the statement read, stressing that the commission must act independently and in defence of democracy.
PDP vowed to pursue all legal avenues to ensure that Dr Oluyede’s name appears on the official list of candidates ahead of the polls.
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