Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Gombe, Isa Pantami, and in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, from its final list of candidates for the 6 February 2027 governorship elections.

However, the commission listed Kingsley Chinda as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Rivers State.

Mr Chinda, a member of the House of Representatives, is an ally of Nyesom Wike, a PDP member serving in the APC-led federal government.

INEC's final lists, published on Saturday, included 16 governorship candidates for Gombe State and 13 for Ogun State, with no PDP candidate.

According to the list, Abia State has 17 candidates, Adamawa (18), Akwa Ibom (20), B...