Ogun 2027: INEC excludes PDP’s Adebutu, running mate from governorship candidates’ list

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has omitted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, and his running mate from its final list of candidates for the February 6, 2027, governorship election.
The commission, in the list released on Saturday evening, published the names of 13 governorship candidates representing 13 political parties in Ogun State.
However, neither Adebutu nor his deputy appeared on the list.
The reason for the omission was not immediately clear as of the time of filing this report.
The final list indicated that the governorship candidate of the African Democrati...