Court Orders INEC to Upload Olawepo-Hashim’s Name as Accord Party’s Presidential Candidate

On Monday, Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim's name as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party in the 2027 general election. The judge made this ruling just after declaring that Olawepo-Hashim was lawfully nominated by the party.

Olawepo-Hashim had filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding that the Accord Party recognize him as their presidential candidate for the 2027 election and forward his name to INEC as their standard-bearer. The court's decision on Monday affirmed that the primary election that led to Olawepo-Hashim's nomination was conducted lawfully, and the purported cancellation of the primary was deemed irrelevant.

The court further held that Olawepo-Hashim had lawfully emerged as the candidate of the Accord Party, and his name should be immediately uploaded by INEC.