Presidential Poll: Court slates Wednesday to hear Olawepo-Hashim’s suit against INEC
He is urging the court to determine whether the party’s failure to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his emerging as sole winner of its presidential primary on May 30, 2026, was not in violation of the Electoral Act 2026, the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and INEC’s guidelines for political parties.
He is seeking a declaration that the party’s refusal to forward his name breaches Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and (2) of the electoral guidelines on candidate nomination, and wants the court to order Accord Party to upload and submit his name to INEC.
In the alternative, the plaintiff asked the court to direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate, should the court decline to order submission of his name.
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