The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently enlist the names of the candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), for Saturday’s bye election across the country.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s national publicity secretary, Araba Rufus Ayienigba, Hon Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja gave the ruling on Thursday.
The statement reads in parts; “The Candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will be on ballot papers and voted for in the bye-elections holding on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in various constituencies in twelve states across Nigeria.
“Today, Thursday, August 14, 2025, in Abuja, the Federal High Court ruled in favour of the Party in a suit it filed against INEC for the non-listing of its candidates in the list published by the Commission.
“Considering the merits of SDP arguments, the court has ordered the electoral commission to: accept the candidates of the party for the Bye Elections; to publish and ensure the names appear on the election materials for the elections.
“Notwithstanding the temporary setback occasioned by the wrongful action of INEC against the Party in not listing our candidates, campaigns of the SDP candidates have been in top gear since their emergence in the party primaries, and they are set for victory at the polls on Saturday”.
