By Dennis Okechukwu
The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has rejected what it described as an “illegal, politically contrived and inconsequential gathering” at the Osun State Government House, Osogbo, where Governor Ademola Adeleke and some Accord Party officials were reported to have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement issued Monday by its National Coordinator, GHSM said the meeting had no constitutional basis and cannot override the will of Accord Party members.
“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 noted that Dr. Gbenga 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 INEC guidelines.
“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 alleged endorsement of President Tinubu as “null, unconstitutional and without political consequence.”
GHSM accused Governor Adeleke of pursuing anti-party activities and alleged 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 Dr. Hashim would emerge victorious in 2027, 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 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 judgement reserved.
It argued that attempts to make pronouncements on issues before the court were inappropriate and contemptuous and reaffirmed that Dr. 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,” it concluded.