I’ll Run for Office on the Accord Party Platform – Olawepo‑Hashim (2027)

…presidency too big for anyone to allocate

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA — Gbenga Olawepo‑Hashim, a former presidential candidate, has officially announced that he will run for president in 2027 on the Accord Party platform. He stated that no single person or political group can decide who will succeed President Bola Tinubu.

The announcement comes as political parties, governors and presidential aspirants intensify negotiations and strategic planning ahead of the next general election.

Olawepo‑Hashim made the declaration while answering journalists about his switch to the Accord Party and comments allegedly made by a governor who suggested the party would not field a presidential candidate in 2027.

“That is an overreach for him. The presidency of Nigeria is too big for anyone to allocate. It is in the hands of God and the Nigerian people,” he said.

The former candidate revealed that his campaign structure has already begun nationwide mobilisation within the party, claiming that more than one million supporters have joined the Accord Party in preparation for the 2027 elections.

“We have quietly mobilised about one million of our supporters into the Accord Party, and we are still doing so,” he stated.

He said that the increasing tendency of politicians to speak authoritatively about the 2027 contest reflects growing anxiety within the political class and fears over political survival in an increasingly tense environment.

“I know the governor is scared stiff that if he does not go about dancing and declaring support for the incumbent president in a rival party, they would rig him out. But that does not give him the power to allocate the presidency,” Olawepo‑Hashim said.

He warned against attempts to predetermine the outcome of future elections, maintaining that political power ultimately rests with Nigerian voters.

“When power changes hands, those who think they can control it will be shocked and humbled,” he added.

Olawepo‑Hashim said his presidential ambition will be driven by a credible alternative anchored on competence, national unity, economic revival and inclusive development.

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