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Dr Arabambi Abayomi, National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in the South-West, and Prof Awofala Awoniyi Awolola, governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Ogun State, have threatened legal action over the alleged unlawful alteration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They have petitioned INEC to preserve the original register and investigate claims that an affidavit was sworn to explain the omission of Oladipupo Adebutu’s name, ahead of a possible publication of his name on October 29, 2026.
The PDP held its Ogun State governorship primary in Abeokuta on May 24, 2026, and the membership register submitted to INEC before the election did not include Adebutu’s name. A Certified True Copy of the register issued by INEC on July 20, 2026, confirmed the omission. Citing Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026 and the Supreme Court judgment in INEC v. Zenith Labour Party, Appeal No. SC/CV/495/2026, the petitioners argue that an affidavit alone cannot justify retrospective amendment of the register.
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