By Adeyemi Adeleye The Accord Party has expressed confidence that the party’s governorship candidate in the Aug. 15 Osun election, Gov. Ademola Adeleke, will secure between 90 per cent and 95 per cent of the votes. The Lagos State Chairman of the Accord Party, Mr Dele Oladeji, spokeContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Chairmen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Lagos State have faulted a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of their parties. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal HighContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Accord Party has rejected the Federal High Court judgment ordering the de-registration of five political parties, describing the ruling as a travesty of justice. The National Chairman of the party, Maxwell Mgbudem, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mgbudem said theContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Accord Party in Lagos State has presented Certificates of Return to 28 candidates for various elective positions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the presentation ceremony on Friday in Lagos, the state Chairman, Mr Dele Oladeji, urged the candidates to remain committedContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The national leadership of Accord has condemned the alleged assassination attempt on the party’s Chairman in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun, Mr Asimiyu Ajibola, describing it as barbaric and despicable. The party’s National Chairman, Mr Maxwell Mgbudem, in a statement issued in Abuja, said that theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Accord has announced Prof. Christopher Imumolen as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Secretary, Malam Muktar Abdullah, on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, Imumolen was elected via aContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The national leadership of Accord has disowned Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The party’s National Chairman of the party, Mr Maxwell Mgbuden, who said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, called on the publicContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Nasarawa State chapter of the Accord Party, loyal to the Chris Imumolen faction, has denied the conduct of the party’s presidential affirmation primary in the state. The chapter described reports claiming that the exercise was held and produced 47,309 votes for a presidential aspirant,Continue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Solidarity Movement, Lagos State Chapter, has congratulated Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim on emerging as the Accord’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The group also pledged to mobilise voters across Lagos State and other parts of the country to support hisContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar Civil society organisations under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase Two (EU-SDGN II) programme have urged political parties and candidates in Ekiti governorship election to sign and uphold peace accord. The organisations made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a news conferenceContinue Reading
