Court orders INEC to recognise Olawepo-Hashim as Accord’s 2027 presidential candidate

The Federal High Court successful Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim arsenic the Accord Party’s statesmanlike campaigner for the 2027 election.

Justice Mohammed Umar gave the bid connected Monday, ruling that the enactment violated Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 by failing to taxable Olawepo-Hashim’s sanction to INEC aft helium emerged arsenic the sole aspirant astatine its May 30 statesmanlike primary.

The tribunal besides directed Accord to recognise Olawepo-Hashim arsenic its campaigner and guardant his sanction to INEC for uploading connected the commission’s information portal.

The ruling followed a suit filed by Olawepo-Hashim aft the enactment refused to taxable his sanction to INEC. He argued that helium had won the May 30 superior unopposed and that the enactment was legally required to guardant his details to the electoral commission.

The tribunal rejected Accord’s assertion that nary statesmanlike superior was conducted. Justice Umar pointed to grounds that Olawepo-Hashim paid N50 cardinal for the look of involvement and information forms, which the enactment accepted.

Olawepo-Hashim had besides told the tribunal that helium was a registered and financially progressive subordinate of Accord. He said helium contributed N7 cardinal to the party’s physics rank registration and paid N50 cardinal for the statesmanlike information process.

However, Acc...