The National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) within the South-West, Dr Arabambi Abayomi, and the Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prof Awofala Awoniyi Awolola, have threatened authorized motion over any alleged illegal alteration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The two politicians stated they’d formally petitioned INEC to protect the unique register and examine data alleging that an affidavit had been sworn to clarify the omission of Oladipupo Adebutu’s identify from the doc.
The, politicians warned that they’d problem any purported retrospective alteration of the register or administrative motion based mostly on an allegedly illegal substitution of the unique doc.
They acknowledged that they weren’t in possession of the alleged affidavit and known as on INEC to ascertain whether or not it existed and whether or not it had been submitted to the fee.
While briefing the media, Thursday, they stated they’d obtained data suggesting that INEC may publish Adebutu’s identify on Thursday, October 29, on the energy of an affidavit, although, they didn’t present documentary proof .
According to them, the PDP performed its Ogun State governorship main in Abeokuta on May 24, 2026, and the membership register submitted to INEC forward of the train didn’t comprise Adebutu’s identify.
They claimed a Certified True Copy of the register issued by INEC on July 20, 2026, mirrored the omission.
The politicians alleged {that a} PDP govt member had sworn to an affidavit explaining the omission as an error by the get together.
They attributed the knowledge to a disclosure reportedly made by a member of the PDP’s Ogun State Executive Committee, throughout a WhatsApp dialogue.
The duo stated they’d not independently verified the existence or contents of the affidavit.
Citing Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026, they argued that the statutory necessities governing get together membership registers ought to information INEC’s dealing with of the matter.
They maintained that an affidavit explaining an omission mustn’t, by itself, be handled as authority to amend a register retrospectively.
They additionally referred to a Supreme Court judgment delivered on September 24, 2026, in INEC v. Zenith Labour Party, Appeal No. SC/CV/495/2026, which they stated was related to the statutory necessities governing membership registers.
The politicians requested INEC to ascertain whether or not the alleged affidavit had been submitted, when it was obtained, the official who obtained it and the aim for which it was offered.
They additional known as for an investigation into any credible proof of improper interference with the fee’s information.
They stated they’d requested a response from INEC inside 24 hours of its receipt of their letter, together with particulars of measures taken to protect the register and examine the problems raised.
The duo stated they reserved the best to pursue judicial and different lawful treatments if proof established that the register had been unlawfully altered or dealt with opposite to relevant regulation.
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