2027: Court asked to disqualify all Accord Party’s candidates
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to disqualify all candidates of the Accord Party for the 2027 general elections over an internal dispute. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-court-asked-to-disqualify-all-accord-partys-candidates/
A member of the Accord Party, Adebukola Ajaja, has filed a case against her party's National Chairman and Organising Secretary, Maxwell Mgbudem and ThankGod Kenechukwu, for allegedly usurping her responsibilities in submitting candidate lists to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections.
In her suit, FHC/ABJ/CS/2524/2026, Ajaja argues that her position as the National Secretary of the Accord Party was undermined by the actions of Mgbudem and Kenechukwu, who allegedly signed and submitted letters and forms on behalf of the party. The suit seeks a declaration that the Electoral Act, 2026, and INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026, grant the National Chairman and National Secretary the sole authority to sign and submit the necessary documents.
Ajaja urges the court to nullify the candidate letters submitted by Mgbudem and Kenechukwu, asserting that their actions were not in compliance with the relevant provisions of the electoral laws and party constitution.
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