The presidential candidate of a faction of the Accord Party, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, has withdrawn from the 2027 presidential election and thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term.
Imumolen, who also serves as the factional National Chairman of the Accord Party, Tinubu Party, announced the decision in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, saying it followed extensive consultations with the party’s leadership.
He described the move as a “patriotic sacrifice” driven by the need to place Nigeria’s unity, stability and long-term development above personal political ambition.
According to him, although he had emerged as the party’s presidential candidate during its duly conducted primaries, he decided, in agreement with the party leadership, to step aside and endorse Tinubu’s re-election.
“Following my emergence as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party during the duly conducted presidential primaries, I, in consultation with the leadership of the party, made the patriotic
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