2027 Election: Court Orders Accord Party, INEC, To Upload Olawepo-Hashim As Presidential Candidate
The court said Accord Party violated electoral law by withholding his name after a primary it found he won as the sole aspirant.
- On Monday, Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Accord Party and INEC to uphold Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the party's presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
- Justice Umar held that the party violated the Electoral Act by refusing to submit Olawepo-Hashim's name to INEC after he emerged as the sole winner of the May 30 primary election.
- The Judge dismissed the Accord Party's claim that no primary occurred, citing evidence that Olawepo-Hashim paid N50m for nomination forms and N7m for electronic membership registration.
- Counsel Henry Akunebu SAN argued that political parties are legally bound to comply with the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines, prompting the court to mandate INEC's acceptance of the nomination.
- The ruling cited breaches of Section 86 of the Electoral Act and Clauses 28 and 28 of the INEC guidelines, establishing statutory grounds for the party's obligation to recognize the candidate.
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Court orders INEC to recognise Olawepo-Hashim’s as Accord Party presidential candidate
The court ordered the Accord Party to immediately recognise Mr Olawepo-Hashim as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 election and forward his name to INEC for onward uploading of his name onto its portal as required.
Presidential Poll: Court orders INEC to upload Olawepo-Hashim as candidate
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload the name of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the candidate of the Accord Party (AP) for the 2027 presidential election. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Umar, also directed the Accord […]
Court orders Accord party, INEC, to upload Olawepo-Hashim as presidential candidate
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately uphold Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as Accord Party’s Presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The Judge ordered the Accord Party to submit the candidate’s name to the electoral umpire in […] Court orders Accord party, INEC, to upload Olawepo-Hashim as presidential candidate
Court Upholds Olawepo-Hashim as Accord’s 2027 Candidate
The Abuja High Court has ordered the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately uphold Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar ordered the party to submit the candidate’s name to the electoral umpire in line with Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and directed INEC to accept it. Delivering judgement in a suit against the Accord Par…
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