The Ogun State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abayomi Tella, says Friday’s court judgment has ended all doubts about the party’s participation in the 2027 governorship election.
Tella said the Federal High Court ruling reinstating Ladi Adebutu as the PDP candidate proved that no one can shut the party out of the race.
He spoke in an interview after the judgment in Abuja.
According to him, the ruling was a clear message that electoral matters must follow the law, not the whims of any institution.
“The court has spoken. PDP is fully back in the race. Nobody can shut us out,” Tella said.
He said he was never in doubt that justice would prevail, describing the judiciary as the last hope of the common man.
Tella said the judgment had calmed the fears of PDP members and supporters across Ogun State who were worried about the party’s exclusion.
He said the party is now focused on the real contest, winning the 2027 governorship election and taking over the leadership of the state.
“This is bigger than Adebutu. This is bigger than PDP. This is about the right of the people of Ogun State to choose their leader,” he said.
'Nobody can shut PDP out' — Tella declares after Adebutu’s court win