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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
Accord has dismissed its former 2023 presidential candidate, Chris Imumolen’s support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiyi for the Osun State governorship election, claiming that Imumolen has no electoral value to influence any election in the country.
The party’s national chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, stated that Imumolen is a political hireling and hustler seeking stomach infrastructure and has no political structure that would favour his preferred candidate in the election.
Mgbudem, in a statement yesterday, stressed that the fact that Imumolen attended the APC rally in Osogbo where he backed its candidate is a glaring testament that he is not a member of Accord and does not represent the party in any capacity.
He added that the purported appellation, ‘factional chairman’ of Accord is not only mischievous, but a delusion of the grandeur that exists in his infantile imagination as the party has no faction.
He declared that “Osun State is an Accord stronghold, the people are in one accord with Governor Ademola Adeleke and will overwhelmingly vote for the party on Saturday, August 15.
“It is obvious that Accord will secure a landslide victory in this election that will further consolidate the party in the state and improve the delivery of democracy dividends to the people.
“It is the fear of its worst electoral defeat that APC resorted to violence, harassment, intimidation and the use of federal institutions, particularly, the police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to suppress the government and people of Osun State, including Accord Party members hoping to compromise the election in favour of the APC.
“The good people of Osun remain resolute, firm and steadfast in their support for Accord and its governor.”
He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be neutral and conduct a credible election, and also urged the security agencies to be impartial and professional in the discharge of their statutory responsibilities.
He reiterated calls for the European Union Delegation to Nigeria, Africa Union, ECOWAS, United States of America and United Kingdom to strictly monitor the election and sanction anyone found wanting.
“The party is set and ready for the governorship election and expresses confidence to win, banking on Governor Adeleke’s achievements and transformational leadership in the state.
“Let the Osun State governorship election set a new national standard in the conduct of elections in Nigeria,” he added.
