2027: SDP to engage INEC over omission of guber candidates in Oyo, others

The national leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Sunday declared that the party had commenced the process of activating corrective measures, exploring the 14-day window provided by the Electoral Act 2026 to correct errors noted in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) publication of the list of candidates in the 2027 governorship election, in which the names of its candidates in Oyo, Bauchi, Benue and Sokoto states were missing.

Speaking during an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, the party’s spokesperson, Araba Rufus Ayenigba, lamented that, regrettably, SDP governorship candidates for four states, Benue, Oyo, Bauchi and Sokoto, were omitted, and that in a number of state constituencies, candidates’ names were also missing.

He stated, “This unexpected error, undeniably, has elicited worries amongst our supporters in the states affected.”

Ayenigba disclosed that the affected candidates had been assured that the error was being addressed with the seriousness it deserved, and that there were high assurances that the corrections would be promptly effected by the commission.

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According to him, “affected SDP candidates are hereby enjoined to assure their supporters that the issues are being addressed and that we will get the desired corrections made.

“The party also encourages candidates to continue to maintain the momentum of their campaign activities in the affected states as the errors are being addressed.”