AbujaNigeria’s election body dropped Pantami and Adebutu from governorship lists.
Gombe and Ogun voters on 6 February 2027 will find no Peoples Democratic Party candidate listed.
A 24 September Supreme Court ruling restored a rule limiting party primaries to members on registers filed with the commission on time.
Ogun’s opposition party says Adebutu’s membership was submitted on time and blames the ruling party’s pressure.
Another party says its Kano candidate, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, was dropped in error and expects a fix Monday.
How each outlet framed it
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- Premium Times Nigeria
- names the Supreme Court membership-register ruling under the Electoral Act 2026 as the basis for excluding PDP candidates
- Premium Times Nigeria leans critical
- quotes PDP blaming APC 'desperation' and details Adebutu's digital registration and card submitted to INEC on time
- BBC
- reports Kano NDC candidate Gwarzo's claim he registered on time and filed with one party only, calling the omission a printing error
Sources: Premium Times Nigeria, Premium Times Nigeria, BBC