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A federal high court in Ado-Ekiti has nullified the governorship primary conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state ahead of the 2026 election.
The court also ordered the party to conduct a fresh primary in compliance with the law and its internal guidelines.
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Babs Kuewumi, presiding judge, in a suit marked FHC/AD/CS/29/2025 and filed by Funso Ayeni, a governorship aspirant, against the PDP and the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).
Ayeni had challenged the validity of the primary that produced Wole Oluyede, arguing that the party “failed to present the original and authentic list” of statutory and ad hoc delegates used for the exercise. Thecable
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