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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
Accord Party has refuted the suspension of its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, by a former presidential candidate of the party, Chris Imumolen.
The party described the rumour as “a joke taken too far to massage his fallen political ego at a jamboree he staged in Keffi, Nasarawa State with non-members of the party.”
Its National Publicity Secretary, Joseph Omorogbe, in a statement yesterday, said: “Having lost political relevance after his inordinate ambition to hijack the party in flagrant violation of Accord constitution, his subsequent expulsion by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party on Wednesday 20th November 2024, which he did not challenge and dismissal of the suit he instituted at the FCT High Court at Apo which he also did not appeal against and has become status barred, Imumolen has been wandering in political wilderness.”
Citing a court verdict, he said Prof. Christopher Imumolen & 13 others against Barr. Maxwell Mgbedum, Maryam Saleh & 12 others in Suit No. CV/3823/24 and Motion No: M/11942/2024, by Justice Fatima A. Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, on 17th July 2025, the court ruled:
‘From the totality of the issues and authorities considered, it is clear that the subject matter of this suit pertains to a non-justiciable intra-party leadership dispute, and the inclusion of Federal Government agencies as Defendants raises issues that lie solely within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court by virtue of Section 251(1)(p), (q), and (r) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
‘In light of the foregoing, the Preliminary Objection succeeds. This suit is accordingly struck out for want of jurisdiction.’
He added: “It is evident that Chris Imumolen is no longer a member of our great party, Accord, let alone to call for a purported stakeholders meeting with political hirelings.
“The party will not want to give relevance to a drowning man looking for a straw to hold and give false impression of a leadership disagreement in Accord.
“Barr. Maxwell Mgbedum remains the authentic national chairman of Accord duly recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and listed on the Commission’s website. All members of the party are in one accord and will not be distracted by the activities of its expelled members and their sponsors whose intention is to destabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general election.
“Accord under the leadership of Barr. Mgbedum has been reorganised and repositioned as a formidable progressive mass movement in the quest for a better, greater and prosperous democratic nation.
“The party urges Nigerians to ignore the political ranting of Imumolen as his jamboree in Keffi is not an organ of the party and has no place in Accord constitution. He merely craved for cheap publicity to mislead unsuspecting members of the public.”
