By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja
ACCORD Occasion has launched into a sweeping reconfiguration of its Osun State constructions, a transfer that has intensified hypothesis over whether or not Governor Ademola Adeleke could also be weighing the occasion as a possible platform for his 2026 re-election bid.
Although neither Adeleke nor Accord has confirmed the hearsay, the occasion’s newest choices have taken on added political significance as Osun’s governorship race begins to crystallise.
The event adopted the occasion’s Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC) assembly held on the Nicon Luxurious Resort, Abuja, attended by Nationwide Chairman Barr. Maxwell Mgbudem, members of the Nationwide Working Committee (NWC), chairmen from the 36 states and the FCT, and monitored by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).
In his handle to the gathering, Mgbudem declared that the occasion had entered a brand new part of consolidation and unity nationwide.
“Accord has no faction anyplace, neither on the nationwide nor on the state ranges. We stay one united, indivisible household, firmly guided by our ideology of Oneness and Progress,” he stated.
Central to the NEC resolutions was the approval of a brand new Caretaker Committee for the Osun State chapter, with Pastor Victor Akande appointed chairman following the expiration of the outgoing management’s tenure.
The occasion additionally adopted the electoral tips for its forthcoming Osun governorship primaries and constituted the committee that may supervise the 2026 train, strikes supporters of the occasion say may create a gap for any high-profile entrant.
Mgbudem confused that Accord’s constructions are being strengthened to accommodate credible and visionary Nigerians searching for a disciplined and steady political platform.
“Our membership progress has been natural, real, and reflective of the belief Nigerians now place in our management.
“We is not going to tolerate any particular person whose actions or utterances search to undermine the concord, stability, and unity of the occasion,” he stated.
In a decision prone to additional gas the Adeleke hypothesis, NEC authorised a common waiver for Nigerians who not too long ago joined the occasion and who need to contest elections on its platform, a choice occasion supporters say removes procedural hurdles for any late arrival into the race.
Moreover, NEC established Ladies’s and Youth Directorates on the nationwide, zonal, state, native authorities, ward, and polling unit ranges to drive grassroots mobilisation forward of main elections, together with the 2026 FCT council polls, the Ekiti and Osun governorship contests, and the 2027 common elections.
The committee additionally lifted earlier suspensions imposed on some Osun members, saying the gesture aligns with Accord’s motto of Oneness and Progress because the state approaches a important election 12 months.
“The Accord we’re constructing collectively is one outlined by competence, stability, inclusiveness, and purposeful management,” Mgbudem informed NEC members.
NEC went additional to move a vote of confidence within the nationwide chairman, reaffirming the authenticity of his management and insisting that the occasion stay faction-free.
In the meantime, amid rising chatter over Adeleke’s political calculations, ought to inside frictions persist in his present base, Accord urged its members nationwide to remain centered and never be distracted by ‘reactionary’ forces.
“We have now refused to be distracted by political jobbers or people searching for relevance by means of mischief,” the chairman stated.
The occasion charged its members to maintain unity, self-discipline, and loyalty as Accord positions itself to be a aggressive drive in forthcoming elections throughout the nation.
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