Ekiti 2026: PDP leaders vow to overturn INEC exclusion of Oluyede

Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State on Friday mentioned the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee’s exclusion of the occasion’s governorship candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede, from the checklist of candidates for the June 20 governorship election wouldn’t stand.

The occasion leaders expressed confidence that Oluyede would contest the election and ship victory for the PDP in Ekiti State.

They spoke at Igede Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Native Authorities Space throughout a gathering of PDP leaders from throughout the state with occasion members from the three political wards in the neighborhood.

A former Chairman of Irepodun/Ifelodun Native Authorities Space, Toba Adaramola, mentioned, “Oluyede, being a formidable candidate, is the explanation why you heard lately that his title was lacking on the INEC.

“Don’t fear, the state of affairs is below management. I can guarantee you, and you may take it to the financial institution, Dr Wole Oluyede is our candidate for the June 20, 2026, gubernatorial election.”

Adaramola assured occasion leaders of huge votes from the world for Oluyede on June 20, including, “ Igede Ekiti, having three political wards, is primarily a PDP city. On the acceptable time, we’re going to ship the city to the occasion as standard as a result of Oluyede is essentially the most credible different wanted in Ekiti State.”

The previous council chairman mentioned the PDP, throughout his tenure, delivered unprecedented democratic dividends to the group, including, “We all know the distinction once we evaluate the current All Progressives Congress authorities with that of our occasion.

“We want actual growth in our city. We’re uninterested in the current insensitivity to the wants of our individuals. One thing must be achieved, and the answer is Dr Wole Oluyede.”

A former PDP state chairman and ex-South-West zonal chairman of the occasion, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, urged members to not be discouraged.

“Don’t relent nor be distracted by the current exclusion of Dr Oluyede’s title from the checklist of candidates for the 2026 election. By God’s grace, our occasion and candidate, Oluyede, would be the subsequent landlord of the Authorities Home in Ekiti State,” Ogundipe mentioned.

He assured occasion trustworthy that the wants of the individuals of Igede can be totally attended to when the PDP returned to energy, whereas appreciating members for the big turnout.

One other occasion chieftain, Elder Martins Ibikunle, lauded Igede Ekiti leaders for being the primary to organise an open assembly to mobilise help for the PDP and its candidate after the first election.

Additionally talking, the spokesperson for the Wole Oluyede Marketing campaign Organisation, Gani Salau, urged supporters to “stay calm and have it in the back of your minds that Dr Oluyede is the occasion’s candidate regardless of efforts of detractors to take away his title. His title will likely be on the checklist, and he’ll emerge as the following governor of Ekiti State.”

Salau recommended the individuals of Igede Ekiti for turning out in massive numbers to establish with the PDP and Oluyede and urged them to maintain the mobilisation drive.

Recall that Oluyede, the PDP governorship flagbearer, had on Thursday faulted the exclusion of his title from the checklist of candidates launched by INEC on Tuesday.

At a press briefing in Ikere Ekiti, Oluyede mentioned INEC lacked the ability to exclude his title, having duly emerged because the occasion’s candidate in a main election monitored by the electoral physique. He mentioned he would take acceptable motion after vital consultations, together with with INEC.

INEC, in a listing containing the names of political events and candidates for the Ekiti governorship election, excluded the PDP and its candidate.

The fee fastened June 20 for the Ekiti governorship election and stipulated that occasion primaries to pick out candidates must be performed between October 20 and November 10, 2025.

In step with the rules, 16 political events, together with the PDP, performed their primaries and produced candidates for the election.

In accordance with INEC, the private particulars of candidates had been to be printed on December 29, whereas the deadline for the withdrawal and substitute of candidates by political events would lapse on January 12, 2026.

The electoral physique additionally acknowledged that the ultimate checklist of nominated candidates for the election can be printed on January 19, 2026.