The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has complied with a Federal High Court judgement directing it to include the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidates in tomorrow’s bye-elections across 12 states of the federation.
By Chimezie Godfrey
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has complied with a Federal High Court judgement directing it to include the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidates in tomorrow’s bye-elections across 12 states of the federation.
The commission said the party had earlier been excluded from the polls for failing to submit a valid notice for the conduct of primaries, which meant its activities were not monitored.
However, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement yesterday, said the commission had accepted and published the list of candidates submitted manually by the SDP following the court order in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1525/2025.
“The party will participate in the bye-elections. The Commission wishes to assure the public, especially voters in the 12 states, that the 11th-hour judgement will not affect the election which will proceed tomorrow, Saturday 16th August 2025, as scheduled,” the statement read.
Olumekun added that while complying with the ruling, the commission would also exercise its legitimate right of appeal under the law.
INEC Complies with Court Order to List SDP Candidates in 12 States’ Bye-Elections
