A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary that produced Dr. Wole Oluyede as candidate.
The court consequently ordered the party to conduct a fresh governorship primary election in the state.
The ruling was delivered in a suit filed by one of the aspirants, Mr. Funsho Ayeni, against the PDP and the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).
Ayeni challenged the validity of the primary election, alleging that the party failed to submit the original and authentic list of statutory and ad hoc delegates used for the exercise. He argued that the absence of the delegates’ list amounted to a fundamental violation of PDP guidelines and the Electoral Act, rendering the primary invalid.
In his judgment, Justice Babs Kuewumi held that the conduct of the primary election did not comply with the provisions of the law and the party’s constitution.
The judge therefore nullified the primary and directed the PDP, in collaboration with INEC, to organize a fresh primary election in strict adherence to legal requirements and party guidelines.
Justice Kuewumi also ordered that all qualified aspirants be allowed to participate in the new primary to promote transparency, fairness, and internal democracy within the party.
The court recalled that the case against Oluyede had earlier been adjourned to December 8, 2025, for further hearing.
Dr. Oluyede had emerged winner of the PDP governorship primary conducted on November 8, 2025, by the electoral committee led by Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, scoring 279 votes to defeat Funsho Ayeni and Mrs. Funmi Ogun.