INEC rejects Adebutu, clears Pantami, Gwarzo

From Romanus Ugwu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rose from a marathon meeting on Thursday, giving a nod to former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Pantami and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Abdulsalam Gwarzo, to contest the 2027 general elections.
It was, however, bad news for the Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, who sought a review of his exclusion from the list of candidates, as the commission rejected him.
Although the commission cleared Pantami and Gwarzo, the electoral umpire noted that the clearance is subject to the outcomes of pending court ...