INEC List: ‘Stop Fighting A Lost Battle,’ Shehu Sani Tells Omitted Candidates
Sani said excluded candidates should stop spending money on appeals after the Supreme Court restored party membership rules that led INEC to omit several names.
- On Saturday, former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani urged political candidates excluded from the Independent National Electoral Commission final lists to abandon legal battles and stop wasting resources on what he described as a lost battle.
- Exclusions follow a Supreme Court judgement restoring Electoral Act 2026 provisions requiring party members to appear on membership registers submitted to INEC at least 21 days before primaries; parties failing to submit registers become ineligible to field candidates.
- Published documents from the commission omitted Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidates Isa Pantami in Gombe State and Ladi Adebutu in Ogun State, providing no specific reasons for these exclusions from the 2027 elections.
- Addressing legal counsel, Sani appealed to Barristers and Senior Advocates of Nigeria to "pity" those candidates and allow them to rest, urging lawyers to stop misleading clients by "filing fresh suits."
- Regarding future political opportunities, Sani stated "Four years will come and go; let them strategise for the future," emphasizing that candidates should prepare for subsequent election cycles rather than continue litigation.
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Candidates omitted from INEC lists should stop litigation — Shehu Sani
Former Senator Shehu Sani has advised candidates omitted from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lists to stop pursuing legal battles, saying they risk wasting money, time and energy. Sani made the appeal in a post on X on Saturday, following a Supreme Court ruling that enabled INEC to exclude some candidates from its lists. […]
Stop fighting lost battle - Shehu Sani advises INEC excluded candidate
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has urged candidates excluded from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, list for the 2027 elections to stop pursuing legal action and focus on future political opportunities. Sani, via a post on his X handle on Saturday, said the Supreme Court ruling that enabled INEC to exclude some candidates […] Stop fighting lost battle – Shehu Sani advises INEC excluded candidate
2027: INEC excludes Pantami, Adebutu, clears Chinda in final governorship candidates' list
The exclusions follow a Supreme Court judgment that restored provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 restricting participation in party primaries to members whose names appear on membership registers submitted to INEC within the statutory period.
Don’t Waste Your Money In Court – Shehu Sani Tells Candidates Omitted From INEC List - NewsTmes.com.ng
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has advised governorship candidates excluded from the final list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abandon plans to challenge the decision in court. Sani said the affected politicians should accept the outcome and begin preparing for future elections rather than spend money and energy pursuing what …
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