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Olawepo-Hashim declares for president on Accord platform

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  • Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has declared his intention to run for president in 2027 on the platform of the Accord party.
  • His political movement has reportedly mobilized over one million supporters to join the Accord party nationwide.
  • Olawepo-Hashim dismissed claims that the Accord would not field a presidential candidate, asserting that the presidency is not for any single individual to allocate.

Former presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has announced his bid for the 2027 Nigerian presidential election, choosing the platform of the Accord party. His campaign claims to have already mobilized over one million supporters nationwide to join the party, signaling a significant grassroots effort ahead of the general elections.

We have quietly mobilized about one million of our supporters into the Accord, and we are still doing so.

· Gbenga Olawepo-HashimDescribing the scale of his movement's recruitment into the Accord party.

Olawepo-Hashim stated that his political structure has initiated extensive grassroots mobilization across the country as part of preparations for 2027. He emphasized that this effort aims to build a formidable political movement capable of offering Nigerians a credible alternative. "We have quietly mobilized about one million of our supporters into the Accord, and we are still doing so," Olawepo-Hashim said in a statement.

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.

· Gbenga Olawepo-HashimResponding to a governor's alleged suggestion that the Accord would not field a presidential candidate.

Addressing speculation that the Accord party might not field a presidential candidate, Olawepo-Hashim strongly refuted such suggestions, calling them an "overreach." He asserted that the Nigerian presidency is too significant for any single individual to decide who contests or wins. "The presidency of Nigeria is too big for anyone to allocate. It is in the hands of God and the Nigerian people," he stated, suggesting such pronouncements stem from fear and political survival instincts in a competitive 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.

· Gbenga Olawepo-HashimInterpreting the motives behind the governor's alleged statement.

He further cautioned against attempts to predetermine election outcomes, emphasizing that political power ultimately rests with the electorate. Olawepo-Hashim reaffirmed his commitment to offering Nigerians a competent, unifying, and economically focused alternative. He previously ran for president in 2019 on the Peoples Trust platform and has been active in advocating for restructuring and economic reforms.

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

· Gbenga Olawepo-HashimWarning against attempts to predetermine election outcomes.
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