Nigeria's electoral commission is under pressure from two directions over its published lists of governorship candidates, according to reports compiled by Channels Television.
In Gombe State, the Peoples Democratic Party and Pantami have jointly demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission publish his name as the party's governorship candidate within three days, Premium Times Nigeria reports. Legit.ng also carried the story of the three-day ultimatum.
Separately, in Ogun State, the campaign council of an APC-linked figure, Yayi, has denied any involvement in the omission of Adebutu from INEC's list, according to Punch Newspapers. The council said neither Yayi nor the APC was behind the exclusion.
Vanguard News, meanwhile, published a full list of governorship candidates for the 2027 elections who are in their thirties, indicating that the candidate rosters for the next cycle are now in circulation.
The reports point to a candidate-nomination process that remains contested in at least two states. The Gombe demand sets a short deadline for the commission, while the Ogun denial signals a dispute over who bears responsibility for a name missing from the published list.
What to watch next: whether INEC meets the three-day deadline in Gombe and how it responds to the Ogun omission.
