# 2027: Pantami, Adebutu dropped as INEC releases final list of gubernatorial candidates, clears Rivers state APC’s Chinda

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- Published: 2026-10-11T12:53:26+00:00
- Author: Olamide

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list
of the 2027 governorship candidates, with the names of Peoples Democratic Party (
PDP) governorship hopefuls Isa Pantami and Ladi Adebutu conspicuously absent from
the list.

 

In a list of candidates released today, October 10, the names of Messrs Pantami 
and Adebutu, the PDP’s candidates for the 2027 governorship elections in Gombe and
Ogun states, respectively, were missing.

 

The reason for the omission was not stated. Many, however, believe it is in compliance
with the September 24 Supreme Court judgment declaring that only candidates whose
names were in the party’s membership list before the governorship primaries were
conducted will be accredited as governorship candidates. The judgment invalidated
all aspirants who defected to any party months after the party submitted its membership
list to INEC before holding its governorship primary.

 

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared Kingsley
Chinda for the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State.

 

A strong ally of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Chinda was number 5 in the 19-man list
released by the electoral commission. The former minority leader of the House of
Representatives was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but ater defected
to the APC just before the party’s governorship primaries in the state.

 

There has been apprehension about his candidacy after the Supreme Court restored
Sections 77(5), (6), (7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, barring parties from
fielding candidates whose names were not in the membership register submitted to
INEC within the stipulated time.

 

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  TL;DR (AI Generated)

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the final list of 2027
governorship candidates, omitting PDP hopefuls Isa Pantami and Ladi Adebutu.

Their absence is believed to comply with a Supreme Court judgment that invalidates
candidates who defected after parties submitted their membership lists to INEC.

Meanwhile, Kingsley Chinda of the APC was successfully cleared to run for the governorship
election in Rivers State.

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