The National Working Committee of the Accord Party has dismissed the purported suspension of its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, describing the move by a splinter faction as “laughable” and the handiwork of “political jobbers seeking relevance.”
In a statement issued on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Joseph Omorogbe, said the claim—announced at a stakeholders’ meeting in Keffi, Nasarawa State—was spearheaded by former presidential candidate Chris Imumolen, whom the party insists “had long been expelled.”
Omorogbe said the vote of no confidence was “a joke taken too far,” stressing that Imumolen “merely craved cheap publicity to mislead unsuspecting members of the public.”
“Maxwell Mgbudem remains the authentic national chairman of Accord, duly recognised by 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 Mgbudem, has been reorganised and repositioned as a formidable progressive mass movement in the quest for a better, greater and prosperous democratic nation,” he stated.
The pushback comes barely 24 hours after a faction of state chairmen from all 36 states met in Keffi, announcing Mgbudem’s suspension over alleged anti-party activities and naming Imumolen as national chairman.
But the party leadership cited a Federal High Court judgment and accused the duo of colluding with external political actors in the Anambra governorship election—claims the mainstream leadership has now dismissed as fabrication.
Accord also referenced recent court rulings, including Justice Fatima A. Aliyu’s July 17, 2025, judgment striking out a suit filed by Imumolen and others, which it says further affirmed Mgbudem’s leadership.
It accused unnamed political sponsors of attempting to destabilise Accord ahead of the 2027 elections, adding that the party “will not be distracted by the activities of its expelled members.”
The statement reiterated that the party has been “reorganised and repositioned as a formidable progressive mass movement,” urging 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 the Accord constitution.”
The internal wrangling—now intensifying ahead of key election cycles—exposes the long-running battle for control of the party. But the mainstream leadership maintains there is “no leadership disagreement in Accord,” insisting its structures remain intact.
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