The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected claims challenging the eligibility of its Ogun State governorship aspirant, according to Vanguard News. The party dismissed the assertions in a statement reported on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, as the race for the state's top office ahead of the 2027 election gathers pace.
Vanguard News reported that the PDP pushed back against the claims rather than accepting them. Daily Post Nigeria, in its own account, said the party also accused the All Progressives Congress of trying to cover up an indigeneship controversy surrounding its own figure in the contest. The reports did not set out the specific grounds on which the eligibility claims rested.
The exchange reflects a wider contest taking shape in Ogun, where attention has focused on several prominent politicians. THISDAYLIVE examined the political battle testing the influence of Olamilekan Adeola, while Vanguard News reported separately that Adeola proposed a commodity commission and mechanised farming to strengthen the state's agriculture sector. Punch Newspapers, meanwhile, framed the developing contest around what it called the wrong ballot question.
The PDP's dismissal signals that it intends to stand by its aspirant as the 2027 campaign cycle advances. What to watch next is whether the party names Adebutu formally as its candidate and how the APC responds to the indigeneship allegation it now faces.
