{
  "id": 16368540,
  "title": "2027: Court asked to disqualify all Accord Party’s candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/2027-court-asked-to-disqualify-all-accord-partys-candidates-16368540",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T20:50:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-court-asked-to-disqualify-all-accord-partys-candidates/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has been petitioned to invalidate all candidates affiliated with the Accord Party for the 2027 general elections. The legal action, identified as FHC/ABJ/CS/2524/2026, was initiated by a party member, Adebukola Ajaja, through her counsel, Edmund Biriomoni, on October 21, 2026. According to the court documents, the petitioner contends that her role as the National Secretary of the Accord Party was undermined by the actions of the party's National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, and National Organising Secretary, ThankGod Kenechukwu, in the submission of candidate lists to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit has the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Accord Party, Mgbudem, and Kenechukwu as the initial defendants. The relief sought includes a declaration that the Constitution is supreme and that only the National Chairman and National Secretary are authorized to sign and submit the \"submission of Accord’s Party Candidates EC9 Series Forms for 2027 General Election\" to the electoral commission. The petitioner further requests an injunction to set aside and nullify the candidate letters submitted to the commission by Mgbudem and Kenechukwu, arguing that their actions contravene specific provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026, and the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026.",
  "summary": "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/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}