Ogun: INEC silent as court orders it to restore Adebutu’s name within 24hrs
Verified: 5 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 5 of them from Nigeria.
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has yet to react officially to a Federal High Court judgment directing it to publish Oladipupo Adebutu’s name as the Peoples Democratic Party PDP candidate for the 2027 Ogun governorship election, saying it only read about the ruling on social media. The Director of Voter…
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5 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: BusinessDay Nigeria, Daily Trust, Premium Times Nigeria and 2 more · how we count
- Nov 13, 11:16 AM UTCFirst reportCourt orders INEC to publish Adebutu’s name as Ogun PDP governorship candidate within 24 hourspremiumtimesng.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:18 AM UTC+2 minBREAKING: Court orders INEC to reinstate Adebutu as Ogun PDP gov candidatepunchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 11:18 AM UTC · +2 min
- Nov 13, 11:19 AM UTC+2 min2027: Court orders INEC to publish Adebutu’s namedailytrust.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:19 AM UTC+3 minJust in: Court orders INEC to publish Adebutu’s name as Ogun PDP gov candidatevanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:19 PM UTC+3 hOgun 2027: ‘Justice has prevailed,’ Adebutu hails court order against INECpunchng.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 3:57 PM UTC+5 hCourt orders INEC to reinstate Adebutu on Ogun gubernatorial listbusinessday.ng ↗
- Nov 13, 3:57 PM UTC+5 h2027: Adebutu hails court ruling, says justice has prevailedvanguardngr.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 7:44 PM UTC+8 h2027: PDP reacts to court ruling reinstating Adebutu as Ogun gov candidate, urges INEC to complypremiumtimesng.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 8:16 PM UTC+9 h· you’re reading thisOgun: INEC silent as court orders it to restore Adebutu’s name within 24hrsvanguardngr.com (again) ↗
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