The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday reserved judgment in a suit filed by Accord chieftain, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, seeking an order compelling the party to recognise him as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election and submit his name to the Independent National Electoral Commission.Justice Mohammed Umar fixed judgment for a date to be communicated to the parties after counsel adopted their final written addresses.Olawepo-Hashim, through his counsel, Henry Akunebu (SAN), urged the court to direct Accord to immediately upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal as its presidential candidate and compel the electoral body to recognise and accept the nomination.The senior lawyer challenged the authenticity of documents tendered by the party and INEC, particularly a letter allegedly cancelling the party’s presidential primaries.He argued that the document lacked the party’s official stamp and was addressed to the INEC chairman but was received by an unnamed national commissioner.Akunebu urged the court to discountenance the exhibits, describing them as documents fabricated during the proceedings.He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed judgment for a date to be communicated to the parties after counsel adopted their final written addresses.Olawepo-Hashim, through his counsel, Henry Akunebu (SAN), urged the court to direct Accord to immediately upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal as its presidential candidate and compel the electoral body to recognise and accept the nomination.The senior lawyer challenged the authenticity of documents tendered by the party and INEC, particularly a letter allegedly cancelling the party’s presidential primaries.He argued that the document lacked the party’s official stamp and was addressed to the INEC chairman but was received by an unnamed national commissioner.Akunebu urged the court to discountenance the exhibits, describing them as documents fabricated during the proceedings.He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Olawepo-Hashim, through his counsel, Henry Akunebu (SAN), urged the court to direct Accord to immediately upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal as its presidential candidate and compel the electoral body to recognise and accept the nomination.The senior lawyer challenged the authenticity of documents tendered by the party and INEC, particularly a letter allegedly cancelling the party’s presidential primaries.He argued that the document lacked the party’s official stamp and was addressed to the INEC chairman but was received by an unnamed national commissioner.Akunebu urged the court to discountenance the exhibits, describing them as documents fabricated during the proceedings.He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. The senior lawyer challenged the authenticity of documents tendered by the party and INEC, particularly a letter allegedly cancelling the party’s presidential primaries.He argued that the document lacked the party’s official stamp and was addressed to the INEC chairman but was received by an unnamed national commissioner.Akunebu urged the court to discountenance the exhibits, describing them as documents fabricated during the proceedings.He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. He argued that the document lacked the party’s official stamp and was addressed to the INEC chairman but was received by an unnamed national commissioner.Akunebu urged the court to discountenance the exhibits, describing them as documents fabricated during the proceedings.He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Akunebu urged the court to discountenance the exhibits, describing them as documents fabricated during the proceedings.He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. He also faulted the party’s computer-generated membership register for lacking a certificate of compliance and maintained that the presidential primary election was never cancelled.Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Counsel for Accord, T.W. Olusesi, however, urged the court to dismiss the suit, insisting that the presidential primaries had been validly cancelled after no aspirant purchased nomination forms or presented themselves for the exercise.He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. He argued that INEC did not monitor the exercise because it had already been cancelled.Related News2027: Adamawa won’t elect APC gov, PDP chair insistsINEC portal submission completed before deadline, says LPCourt orders FG takeover of 48 properties linked to MalamiCounsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Counsel for INEC, D.J. Gusen, aligned with the party’s position, telling the court that the commission did not monitor the exercise because it received a letter notifying it of the cancellation through one of its national commissioners.Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Gusen also urged the court to dismiss the suit.In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. In the originating summons, Olawepo-Hashim asked the court to determine whether the party’s refusal to upload his name to INEC’s nomination portal, despite his alleged emergence as the sole winner of the May 30 presidential primaries, violated the Electoral Act 2026, the Constitution and INEC’s Guidelines for Political Parties.He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. He sought a declaration that the party’s failure to submit his name breached Section 86 of the Electoral Act 2026 and Clauses 28(1) and 28(2) of the INEC guidelines on candidate nomination.The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. The plaintiff further prayed the court to order Accord to submit his name to INEC or, in the alternative, direct the party to conduct a fresh presidential primary in which he would participate.In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. In an affidavit filed in support of the suit, Olawepo-Hashim said he is a registered and financial member of the party, claiming he funded its electronic membership registration with N7m and paid N50m as a nomination fee for the presidential primary election.He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. He maintained that he emerged as the sole aspirant and winner of a primary allegedly monitored by INEC officials, but accused the party of failing to forward his name to the electoral commission.Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. Akunebu argued that political parties were bound by the Electoral Act, their constitutions and INEC guidelines in the nomination of candidates, adding that a party that conducted a valid primary election had a statutory duty to submit the winner’s name to INEC.He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client. He urged the court to uphold the principles of internal party democracy by granting all the reliefs sought by his client.