The Accord Party is fighting to get INEC to cancel its registration

Against the backdrop of attempts to cancel the registration of several political parties, the Accord Party has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot cancel its registration.

The party insists that it meets all constitutional requirements and has also won elections as a political party, including the two seats it won in the Jigawa State Local Government elections.

Joseph Omorogbe, its National Publicity Secretary, in a statement, faulted the involvement of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who is a defendant in the lawsuit filed by Accord against INEC’s move to cancel the registration of the party.

The statement read, “It is highly partisan and unfortunate that the number one legal officer of the federation was unable to go through court proceedings with him or find out from the Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission, JSIEC, the true position of Accord’s electoral victory in the state before joining those seeking the deregistration of our party.”

According to the ruling party in Osun State, there is no basis whatsoever for INEC to consider delisting it as a party.

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Recall that several politicians, under the umbrella of former MPs, have applied to the court to cancel the registration of Accord and other political parties due to failure to win seats in the 2023 elections as required by the extant electoral law.

Accord described the move as a show of public indifference, and added that the politicians did not realize that they had embarked on an impossible mission.

The party said it won the Ideato South State House of Assembly in April 2023, in Imo State but after a certificate of return was issued to Vitalis Azodo, its candidate, on April 19, 2023, the election was annulled by a court in the state.

It was also recalled that in Jigawa State, Zahairu Usman won Ajaura Local Government Area Council in Taura Local Government Area, while Isa Alhaji won Kanwa Local Government Area Council in Jahum Local Government Area in elections conducted by the Jigawa State Independent National Electoral Commission (JSIEC) on October 5, 2024.

It was noted that both of them had been given return certificates by the Chairman of JSIEC, Auwalu Mohammed Harbo on October 6, 2024.

“It is proven that our great party, Accord, complies with these clear constitutional provisions, so it is excluded and excluded from deregistration by the election referee,” the statement added.