By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
The Federal High Court , Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately enlist the Names of the candidates of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for the Saturdays bye election across the country.
In a Statement Thursday in Abuja by the Party’s National Publicly Secretary, NPS, Araba Rufus Ayienigba, said , Hon Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja made the ruling on Thursday..
The Statement reads “The Candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will be on ballot papers and voted for in the bye-elections holding on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in various constituencies in twelve states across Nigeria
Today, Thursday, August 14, 2025, in Abuja, the Federal High Court ruled in favour of the Party in a suit it filled against INEC for the non-listing of its candidates in the list published by the Commission.
“Considering the merits of SDP arguments, the court has ordered the electoral commission to: accept the candidates of the party for the Bye Elections; to publish and ensure the names appear on the election materials for the elections.
Notwithstanding the temporary setback occasioned by the wrongful action of INEC against the Party in not listing our candidates, campaigns of the SDP candidates have been in top gear since their emergence in the party primaries, and they are set for victory at the polls on Saturday”.
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