2027: How PDP crisis threatens Adebutu’s Ogun gov ambition
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The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027 ambition in jeopardy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports The journey to the Ogun State governorship seat has taken an uncertain turn for the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the internal crisis rocking the party threatens to end his ambition before the February 6, 2027 election. “His (Adebutu) name is not on the party digital register that was submitted to INEC, 21 days to the PDP primary election in the state by the Mohammed-led exco of the party.
Context & Background
✦The development has placed Adebutu in an uncomfortable position, although he insists that he was duly registered as a member of the PDP and qualified to contest.
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2027:The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027 ambition in jeopardy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports The journey to the Ogun State governorship seat has taken an uncertain turn for the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the internal crisis rocking the party threatens to end his ambition before the February 6, 2027 election.2023:The Iperu-born politician, who polled 262,383 votes in the March 18, 2023 governorship election, is facing the possibility of being shut out of the 2027 contest following his exclusion, alongside his running mate, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates.Sunday:A familiar crisis, a new political battle Sunday PUNCH, however, notes that the development is a familiar predicament for Adebutu, who encountered a similar challenge ahead of the 2019 governorship election when the PDP’s leadership crisis produced two factions and competing candidates.
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✦The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027 ambition in jeopardy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports The journey to the Ogun State governorship seat has taken an uncertain turn for the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the internal crisis rocking the party threatens to end his ambition before the February 6, 2027 election.
✦“His (Adebutu) name is not on the party digital register that was submitted to INEC, 21 days to the PDP primary election in the state by the Mohammed-led exco of the party.
✦The development has placed Adebutu in an uncomfortable position, although he insists that he was duly registered as a member of the PDP and qualified to contest.
Key Facts:2027: The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027 ambition in jeopardy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports The journey to the Ogun State governorship seat has taken an uncertain turn for the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the internal crisis rocking the party threatens to end his ambition before the February 6, 2027 election.2023: The Iperu-born politician, who polled 262,383 votes in the March 18, 2023 governorship election, is facing the possibility of being shut out of the 2027 contest following his exclusion, alongside his running mate, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates.Sunday: A familiar crisis, a new political battle Sunday PUNCH, however, notes that the development is a familiar predicament for Adebutu, who encountered a similar challenge ahead of the 2019 governorship election when the PDP’s leadership crisis produced two factions and competing candidates.Sunday: Findings by Sunday PUNCH reveal that the root cause of Adebutu’s exclusion can be traced to the prolonged leadership crisis at the PDP’s national level.
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The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027…
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The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027 ambition in jeopardy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports The journey to the Ogun State governorship seat has taken an uncertain turn for the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the internal crisis rocking the party threatens to end his ambition before the February 6, 2027 election.
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The exclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s list of candidates has placed his 2027 ambition in jeopardy, OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN reports The journey to the Ogun State governorship seat has taken an uncertain turn for the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the internal crisis rocking the party threatens to end his ambition before the February 6, 2027 election.
