Gbenga Hashim Camp Dismisses Gov. Adeleke’s Endorsement Of Tinubu, Says Accord Will Rule Nigeria In 2027

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has dismissed the reported endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and some Accord Party officials.

The group described the gathering at the Osun State Government House, Osogbo, as “illegal, politically contrived and inconsequential,” insisting that it had no constitutional basis to determine the presidential direction of the Accord Party.

In a statement issued Monday by its National Coordinator, Mallam Hamzat Abdulrazaq, GHSM said the gathering could not override the mandate it claimed was given to Dr Gbenga Hashim as the party’s presidential candidate.

“No beer parlour meeting in Osogbo can determine the Presidential direction of the Accord Party. The mandate of Accord members given to Dr Gbenga Hashim on May 30, 2026 cannot be traded inside any Government House,” the group stated.

GHSM insisted that Nigerians already know who carries the Accord Party’s presidential banner.

It said Hashim emerged as the party’s presidential candidate on May 30, 2026, through a nationwide direct primary conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“That mandate cannot be overturned by press statements, political bargaining or backroom deals,” the group said.

“No meeting convened outside the constitutional structures of the Accord Party can extinguish the mandate freely given to Dr Hashim.”

The movement described the reported endorsement of President Tinubu as “null, unconstitutional and without political consequence.”

GHSM also accused Gov. Adeleke of engaging in anti-party activities, alleging that state resources were being deployed to hijack the Accord Party and subordinate its presidential project to another political party.

“The Nigerian people will never accept a One-Party State or a sole Presidential candidate imposed through political intimidation and institutional manipulation.

“Accord belongs to its members, not to politicians seeking temporary political advantage,” the statement added.

The movement expressed confidence that Hashim would emerge victorious in the 2027 presidential election, describing him as “the most credible and unifying alternative before Nigerians.”

It said supporters across the country’s 774 Local Government Areas would intensify mobilisation to ensure that “the will of the people prevails over political conspiracy.”

GHSM further noted that the dispute over the Accord Party’s presidential nomination remains before the Federal High Court in Abuja, where proceedings have been concluded and judgment reserved.

It argued that attempts to make pronouncements on issues before the court were inappropriate and contemptuous, reaffirming that Hashim would pursue the matter to its logical conclusion through all available judicial processes, including the highest court.

“The 2027 election will not be decided in Government Houses. It will be decided by Nigerians. No amount of political theatre can stop the rising national momentum behind the Hashim Project,” the group said.