{
  "id": 15686853,
  "title": "2027 Presidency: INEC Adds Accord’s Gbenga Hashim as 19th Presidential Candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/2027-presidency-inec-adds-accords-gbenga-hashim-as-19th-presidential",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:38:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/20/2027-presidency-inec-adds-accords-gbenga-hashim-as-19th-presidential-candidate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim of the Accord Party to the final list of presidential candidates for the 2027 elections, bringing the total number of candidates to 19. This decision follows a ruling from the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the Accord Party to recognize Hashim as its presidential candidate. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, emphasized the magnitude of the upcoming general election, describing it as potentially Africa's largest democratic exercise and one of the most complex logistical operations in the world. The commission is preparing for a total of 103 million registered voters, 176,846 polling units, and 774 local government areas across the country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}