A member of the Accord Party, Adebukola Ajaja, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the disqualification of all candidates fielded by the party for the 2027 general elections over an alleged breach of electoral and party regulations.
Ajaja, who identified herself as the party’s National Secretary, instituted the suit on October 21, 2026, through her lawyer, Edmund Biriomoni.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2524/2026, names the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Accord Party, its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, and National Organising Secretary, ThankGod Kenechukwu, as the first to fourth respondents, respectively.
According to court documents obtained by DAILY GAZETTE, the plaintiff alleged that her responsibilities as National Secretary were usurped by Mgbudem and Kenechukwu in the submission of the party’s list of candidates to INEC for the forthcoming elections.
She argued that the party’s constitution, the Electoral Act 2026 and INEC’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties stipulate the procedures for submitting candidates’ particulars to the electoral commission.
In her application, Ajaja contended that the National Chairman and National Secretary were required to jointly sign and submit the relevant correspondence and EC9 series forms containing the party’s candidates for the 2027 elections.
She challenged letters dated June 30, July 19 and August 5, 2026, alongside Forms EC9(A), EC9(B), EC9(C), EC9(D) and EC9(E), which she alleged were jointly signed and submitted by the third and fourth respondents.
The plaintiff asked the court to declare that the submission of the documents by the National Chairman and National Organising Secretary was unlawful and inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines.
She also sought orders nullifying the disputed letters and candidate forms on the grounds of alleged non-compliance with the relevant legal requirements.
Ajaja further urged the court to grant a perpetual injunction setting aside the documents submitted to INEC, arguing that they were invalid, null and void.
