The Court of Appeal, Akure Division, on Thursday, affirmed Dr Wole Oluyede as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ekiti Governorship Election.
The appellate court, in its ruling, affirmed the validity of the PDP primary election in Ekiti State, which produced Oluyede as the party’s governorship candidate.
In a unanimous decision, the three-man appellate panel led by Hon. Justice Peter Chudi Obiorah, alongside Hon. Justice Jane Esienanwan Inyang and Hon. Justice Peter O. Affen, set aside the earlier judgment of the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti.
The justices held that the primary election conducted by the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) was valid, transparent, and complied with the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act.
It would be recalled that on the 13th of January, 2026, the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, nullified the Ekiti State Governorship primary election conducted on the 8th and 9th November, 2025.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, the Party took the matter before the Court of Appeal, and today, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court.
The Court further held that the primary election was duly conducted.
Reacting in a post via its 𝕏 account, the PDP declared that the “judgment effectively puts to rest the leadership and candidacy disputes that have shadowed the party’s preparations for the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election.
“By upholding the Turaki-led process, the Court has provided the necessary legal finality to ensure the PDP enters the general election as a unified front.”
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