INEC Report Says Bibi Won NDC Edo South Senatorial Primary

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated in a court process that Hon. Sunny Aguebor, popularly known as Bibi, emerged as the winner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Edo South Senatorial District primary election held on May 29, 2026.

The position was contained in a deposition made by the Director of the Legal Department of the 1st Defendant in a suit before the court, following the joinder of the 4th Defendant, identified in the document as Hon. Sunday Toscar Aguebor.

According to the deposition, the plaintiff filed an Amended Originating Summons with the leave of the court, joining Aguebor as a party to the suit.

The document stated that INEC, as the 1st Defendant, is a statutory body with constitutional and statutory responsibilities to conduct elections, register political parties and oversee and monitor the operations of political parties, among other functions.

It further stated that the nomination of candidates for elections remains the exclusive prerogative of political parties, while INEC has the statutory responsibility to monitor the activities of political parties, including primary elections conducted in preparation for the 2027 general elections.

The deposition said INEC attended and observed the Edo South Senatorial primary conducted by the 2nd Defendant on May 29, 2026.

It added that following the conclusion of the primary, INEC prepared an official report on the exercise.

According to the court document, the official INEC report indicated that the 4th Defendant, Hon. Sunday Toscar Aguebor, was the winner of the NDC Edo South Senatorial primary election.

The document further stated that the official INEC report on the conduct of the primary was attached to the deposition as Exhibit A.

On INEC's role during the primary, the deposition stated that the Commission's responsibility was to observe the process and ensure that it complied with democratic standards prescribed by law.

It also stated that INEC did not alter, manipulate, falsify or substitute any result from the primary election.

The deposition is part of the court proceedings arising from the dispute over the Edo South Senatorial ticket. Web searches did not return an independently verifiable public copy of the case record, so the details above are reported from the court document provided.