Donald Duke's 2027 Presidential Ticket Hangs in the Balance as Court Fixes Judgment Date

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Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, is facing a major legal battle that could determine whether he will remain the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 general election.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed November 2 to deliver judgment in a case challenging Duke's emergence as the party's presidential flagbearer. The case is considered one of the biggest legal disputes currently facing the PRP ahead of the 2027 elections. 

The lawsuit was filed by fellow PRP presidential aspirant, Yakubu Kingsley, who insists that Donald Duke was not qualified to contest the party's presidential primary election.

According to Kingsley, Duke was allegedly not a registered member of the PRP when the party submitted its membership register to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on May 4, 2026. He argues that because of this, Duke should never have been allowed to participate in the party's presidential primary held on May 25. 

The plaintiff also accused the party of conducting a flawed primary election, alleging that the number of votes recorded in some states was higher than the number of registered party members.

He specifically pointed to Bauchi, Gombe and Kwara States, where he claimed there were cases of overvoting during the exercise. According to him, these alleged irregularities make the primary election invalid. 

Kingsley further told the court that Donald Duke did not physically appear for the party's screening exercise at the PRP national secretariat in Abuja, contrary to the party's guidelines. He argued that allowing Duke to contest despite this amounted to a violation of the party's rules.