The Federal High Court, Abuja, has been asked to disqualify all candidates of Accord Party for the 2027 general elections.
The suit, FHC/ABJ/CS/2524/2026, was filed by a member of the party, Adebukola Ajaja, through her lawyer, Edmund Biriomoni, on October 21, 2026.
According to the court fillings obtained by our correspondent on Friday, the applicant argued that her responsibilities as the National Secretary of Accord Party were usurped by the party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem; and National Organising Secretary, ThankGod Kenechukwu; in the submission of candidates’ list to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The suit has INEC, Accord Party, Mgbudem, and Kenechukwu as first, second, third and fourth respondents.
The relief soughts partly read, “A DECLARATION that having regard to Article 2 of the Accord Party Constitution, the Constitution, is Supreme and having a binding force on all members and organs of the Accord Party.
“A DECLARATION that, by the combined provisions of Sections 29(1) & (2), 82(1) & (6) of the Electoral Act, 2026, Articles 11(1) and (2), 12(2), 27(3), 30(1) and (2) of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026, it is only the National Chairman and National Secretary of a Political Party who are empowered to jointly signed and submit the letters captioned ‘submission of Accord’s Party Candidates EC9 Series Forms for 2027 General Election’ dated 30th June, 2026, 19th July, 2026 and 5th August, 2026 respectively and Forms EC9(A), EC9(B), EC9(C), EC9(D), EC9(E) respectively to the 1st Defendant.
“A DECLARATION that, by the combined provisions of Sections 29(1) & (2), 82(1) & (6) of the Electoral Act, 2026, Articles 11(1) and (2), 12(2), 27(3), 30(1) and (2) of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026, the 3rd and 4th Defendants as National Chairman and National Organizing Secretary respectively of the 2nd Defendant, cannot lawfully and validly jointly sign the letters captioned ‘submission of Accord’s Party Candidates EC9 Series Forms for 2027 General Election’ dated 30th June, 2026, 19th July, 2026 and 5th August, 2026 respectively and Forms EC9(A), EC9(B), EC9(C), EC9(D), EC9(E) respectively to the 1st Defendant.”
She urged the court to nullify the candidate letters submitted to INEC by the third and fourth defendants.
“AN ORDER OF PEPERTUAL INJUNCTION setting aside and nullifying the letters captioned ‘submission of Accord’s Party Candidates EC9 Series Forms for 2027 General Election’ dated 30th June, 2026, 19th July, 2026 and 5th August, 2026 respectively and Forms EC9(A), EC9(B), EC9(C), EC9(D), EC9(E) respectively jointly signed by the 3rd and 4th Defendants of the 2nd Defendant to the 1st Defendant in flagrant non-compliance with Sections 29(1) & (2), 82(1) & (6) of the Electoral Act, 2026, Articles 10(3), 11(2), 24(3), 28(2) of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026 as same are invalid, null and void,” she said.
