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Presidential Poll: Court orders INEC to upload Olawepo-Hashim as candidate
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· October 5, 2026
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Key points Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the Accord Party candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Olawepo-Hashim as its flag bearer, having met the requirements stipulated in the Electoral Act 2026.
A court judgment has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the Accord Party candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The judgment also directed the Accord Party to recognize Dr. Olawepo-Hashim as its flag bearer, having met the requirements stipulated in the Electoral Act 2026.
The court found that the refusal to submit Dr. Olawepo-Hashim's name, who won the party's ticket at a primary election, was a violation of electoral law. The Accord Party had claimed it never conducted a primary poll that led to Dr. Olawepo-Hashim's emergence.
Further details of the judgment are available from the source. The court's decision is related to the 2027 presidential election and the candidate selection process for the Accord Party.
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Category: government Published: October 5, 2026 Source: Vanguard Reading time: 1 min
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