Ogun Gov Poll: PDP candidate’s name not in party’s register, INEC tells court

… as LP chieftain alleges plot to compromise judge
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained to the Federal High Court in Abuja why it excluded Ogun State PDP candidate Mr Ladi Adebutu from its list of candidates cleared for the 2027 general elections.

In a counter-affidavit deposed to by Mr Mustapha Mohammed, a Chief Program Analyst in its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department, the Commission told the court that Adebutu’s name was not found in the register of members the PDP earlier submitted to it.

It told the court that it found only the name of the PDP’s deputy governorship candidate in the state, K...