{
  "id": 17823912,
  "title": "Accord asks court to dismiss suit seeking candidates’ disqualification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/accord-asks-court-to-dismiss-suit-seeking-candidates-disqualification",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:54:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/accord-asks-court-to-dismiss-suit-seeking-candidates-disqualification/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Accord Party has requested the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a lawsuit seeking the disqualification of all its candidates for the 2027 general elections. The party argues that the suit is incompetent, statute-barred, and premature, as it was filed outside the 14-day period allowed by law and lacks jurisdiction because the issues raised are internal matters of the party. The suit was initiated by the party's National Secretary, Adebukola Ajaja, who claimed that her responsibilities were usurped by the National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, and the National Organising Secretary, Ibe Kenechukwu ThankGod, in the submission of the party's candidates' list to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party maintains that its primary election was conducted in compliance with relevant laws and guidelines, and that INEC recognized the exercise and received the list of its candidates in the prescribed format.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}