By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved for judgment a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as candidate of the Accord Party (AP) for the 2027 presidential election.
Justice Mohammed Umar okayed the matter for judgment after all parties adopted their final briefs of argument on Wednesday.
The plaintiff, through his team of lawyers led by Mr. Henry Akunebu, SAN, urged the court to direct the Accord Party to immediately forward his name to INEC to be acknowledged as a presidential candidate.
He challenged the credibility of documents exhibited by the party and INEC, particularly a letter purportedly cancelling the primary election that produced him.
