Court asked to disqualify all Accord Party candidates ahead of 2027 elections
The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to disqualify all candidates of the Accord Party in the 2027 general elections over alleged violations of the party’s constitution and electoral regulations.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2524/2026, was filed on October 21, 2026, by Adebukola Ajaja, a member of the party and its National Secretary, through her lawyer, Edmund Biriomoni.
According to court documents reported by PUNCH, Ajaja alleged that her responsibilities in submitting the party’s candidates’ list to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were taken over by the party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, and National Organising Secretary, ThankGod Kenechukwu.
The suit listed INEC, the Accord Party, Mgbudem and Kenechukwu as the first, second, third and fourth respondents, respectively.
Ajaja argued that the party’s constitution requires the National Chairman and National Secretary to jointly sign and submit official documents relating to the nomination of candidates for elections.
She alleged that letters and nomination forms submitted to INEC on June 30, July 19 and August 5, 2026, were jointly signed by Mgbudem and Kenechukwu without her involvement.
The applicant is asking the court to determine whether the submission of the party’s candidates’ documents complied with the Electoral Act 2026, the Accord Party constitution and INEC’s regulations and guidelines for political parties.
Among the reliefs sought, Ajaja wants the court to nullify the letters and EC9 series forms submitted to INEC, arguing that the process was invalid because, according to her, the authorised National Secretary was excluded.
She also seeks legal protection against any attempt by the party leadership to suspend, expel or fine her over the dispute.
The suit places the validity of the Accord Party’s candidate-submission process before the court ahead of the 2027 general elections.
However, the case remains an allegation before the court. The filing of the suit does not automatically disqualify the party’s candidates, and the court’s determination will depend on the applicable law, the evidence presented and the arguments of the parties involved.
