The national leadership of the Accord Party has disowned reports claiming that businessman and politician Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has emerged as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, insisting that no presidential primary was conducted and no candidate has been nominated for the race.
In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Accord Party National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbuden, dismissed claims that Olawepo-Hashim secured the party’s ticket through an affirmation primary held across several states.
The clarification follows an announcement by Olawepo-Hashim’s media team, which claimed he had emerged as the party’s presidential flagbearer after an affirmation exercise involving party members and supporters.
However, Mgbuden said the event was neither organised nor recognised by the party’s national leadership, describing it as a gathering arranged by the aspirant’s supporters.
“The purported presidential primary in which he emerged as Accord’s presidential candidate was not conducted by our party and has no legal or
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