Ogun 2027: Adebutu dismisses exclusion from INEC list

Oladipupo Adebutu, the PDP’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, called his omission from INEC’s list of candidates a temporary distraction and said it would not derail his 2027 bid. He spoke on Monday in Abeokuta while welcoming more than 1,000 APC defectors led by former House of Representatives member Segun William, alongside PDP leaders including Iyabo Obasanjo. Adebutu claimed 20 years of loyalty to the PDP and said its recent membership registration recorded more than 19,800 members, with his registration number listed as 1536. He also said the party’s mobilisation team had visited 12 of Ogun’s 20 local government areas and more than 140 of its 236 wards.