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Accord Party: I have not pledged allegiance to Adeleke – Imumolen
Factional presidential candidate Accord Party in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, Chris Imumolen, has denied pledging allegiance to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.
Featuring in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Day Break’ on Thursday, Imumolen said he has no issue with anyone aspiring to any political office.
He noted that he only wants the party’s rightful membership and structure to be restored through the proper legal process before the court.
“I have not pledged any personal allegiance to Governor Adeleke.I have no issue with anyone aspiring to political office.
“My only concern is ensuring that the right process is followed in Accord, so the party does not produce a governor who could lose office over irregularities.
“Accord does not produce a governor who would eventually lose the seat because of some inappropriate process which have brought the person in.
“I’m only trying to make sure that the chairmanship position of Accord, which I rightfully won is gotten back through the right process, which is the court,” he said.
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The National Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ikenna Enekweizu, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, preferred that activist Aisha Yesufu contest for the AMAC/Gwari House of Representatives seat rather than the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate position.
Enekweizu disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday while addressing controversies surrounding Yesufu’s participation in the party’s primaries.
According to him, discussions between Obi and the party leadership after the former Anambra State governor joined the NDC focused on building consensus around the party’s candidate for the AMAC/Gwari federal constituency seat.
“When Peter Obi joined the party, part of what we wanted to do with him was to allow him help us build consensus on who will be the candidate of the party for the AMAC/Gwari seat,” Enekweizu said.
“He told me personally that he wanted Aisha Yesufu to run for the House of Representatives seat of AMAC/Gwari. But two or three days after he said this to me, I was surprised to read on social media that Aisha is running for Senate. We didn’t discuss that.”
The NDC scribe said the party subsequently made efforts to persuade Yesufu to contest for the House of Representatives seat instead of the Senate.
According to him, the party’s national leader met with the activist on two occasions in a bid to convince her to reconsider her position.
“The national leader of the party invited Aisha Yesufu, met with her twice, appealing to her to run for the House of Representatives,” he said.
However, Enekweizu said Yesufu insisted on contesting for the Senate.
“But Aisha said she was bigger than the reps office. She said she wanted to be a senator and nothing would stop her from going to the Senate. So we allowed her to run,” he added.
The NDC secretary noted that Yesufu eventually lost the primary election and advised her to utilise the party’s internal dispute-resolution mechanisms if she had concerns about the process.
“Aisha Yesufu lost the primary election. If she feels aggrieved, a lot of people who also lost the primaries in other constituencies have been reaching out to us,” he said.
Enekweizu also dismissed claims that Yesufu was unfairly treated, noting that several supporters of Obi contested for the same position.
“She’s not the only supporter of Peter Obi that ran for AMAC/Gwari. Twenty-three aspirants bought the expression of interest and nomination form. How do we manage them all?” he asked.
His remarks came days after the NDC’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, revealed that the party had offered Yesufu a House of Representatives ticket, but she declined in favour of pursuing a Senate seat ahead of the 2027 elections.
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Activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, member, Aisha Yesufu, has urged her supporters to only concentrate on how the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will win the 2027 election and be sworn into office.
Yesufu made the remark in a message to her supporters on Thursday.
Posting on X, Yesufu wrote: “My dear supporters, remember, we have moved on and focused on the bigger picture.
“Any conversation that is not about the 2027 presidential election and how to get Peter Obi @PeterObi elected and sworn into office, please ignore.
“After the 2027 General Elections we will have the luxury to respond if it is worth our time. For now we will continue with our tunnel vision on the presidential election.”
Yesufu, a staunch supporter of Obi had lost out in the NDC’s primary for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, senatorial seat.
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, says its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will not sign the party’s newly introduced anti-defection oath.
The party’s national spokesman, Ikenna Enekweizu, revealed this on Wednesday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
Enekweizu defended the legality of the measure, noting that political parties function as voluntary associations and their members are strictly bound by internal rules and constitutional provisions.
He also dismissed criticisms that the oath violates the country’s ground norm, stressing that the requirement to sign the affidavit is fully backed by the NDC constitution.
According to him, the party leadership has chosen to exercise administrative discretion to excuse its top two standard-bearers from the mandate.
“The constitution says everybody running under the platform of the party has to sign, but the party has taken the administrative decision that those required to sign in this instance do not include the presidential candidate and his vice,” Enekweizu stated.
The party’s mouthpiece further stated that the primary target of the defensive policy is not the executive branch, but rather lawmakers who secure seats under the party’s umbrella only to defect to rival political movements shortly after taking office.
“Our main focus is not the governor; it’s not the president, it’s the national and state assembly members elected on the platform of our party,” he added.
According to him, the NDC is committed to building a lasting, durable political institution and will actively prevent politicians from exploiting the platform merely as a temporary stepping stone to public office.
DAILY POST recalls that the party recently rolled out the policy to curb the rising trend of elected officials abandoning their sponsoring platforms, which leaders argue weakens political organizations and damages voter confidence.
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