The Accord Party has rejected the endorsement of APC governorship candidate Bola Oyebamiji by its 2023 presidential candidate, Christopher Imumolen, saying his decision does not represent the position of the party ahead of Saturday’s Osun governorship election.
The party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, said in a statement on Thursday that Imumolen’s appearance at an APC campaign rally in Osogbo was a personal decision and had nothing to do with Accord.
Mgbudem insisted that the party has no recognised factions and remains under a single leadership recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He also dismissed Imumolen’s description as a “factional chairman”, accusing him of seeking political relevance without having a structure within the party.
“Imumolen is a political hireling and hustler seeking stomach infrastructure and has no political structure that will favour his preferred candidate in the election.”
The Accord chairman maintained that Osun remains a stronghold of the party and expressed confidence that voters would support Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is seeking re-election on the Accord platform.
“Osun State is an Accord stronghold; the people are in one accord with Gov. Ademola Adeleke and will overwhelmingly vote for the party on Saturday.”
Mgbudem also urged INEC and security agencies to remain neutral and professional throughout the election, while calling on international observers to closely monitor the process.
He warned against any attempt to disrupt the election and urged authorities to sanction anyone found trying to undermine the democratic process.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN); statement by Accord National Chairman Maxwell Mgbudem.
