The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Francis Olugbenga Ajala, and his running mate, Faseke Babajimi Oladipo, to the ballot for the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Commission’s Information and Voter Education Committee, announced the development in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to the electoral body, the inclusion follows a judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on July 22, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/344/2026, involving the SDP, Ajala and INEC.
The court had ordered INEC to recognise, accept, upload, process and publish Ajala’s name and particulars as the SDP candidate for the election. Related News INEC, Police ‘on the radar’ in Osun; 2027 and issue-based campaign, no rhetoric! LASU to graduate 20,604, as 494 make first-class in combined convocation Obi demands Fadahunsi's retraction on Osun, warns against threats ahead of guber poll
In compliance with the judgement, INEC said it was reproducing the ballot papers for the election to reflect the addition of the SDP candidate. The result sheets are also being reproduced accordingly.
