“Let me start by assuring you all: Accord will be on the ballot; your votes will count; and I will be re-elected as your governor on Aug. 15.

The judgement, which threatens to rob Mr Adeleke of his governorship ticket, comes at a critical time when the window to change parties ahead of the August election has closed.

Accord on Monday rejected the Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of five political parties, insisting that it remains a legally recognised political platform…