A governorship aspirant of the Accord Party in Oyo State, Hon. Olakunle Busari, has approached the Federal High Court in Ibadan, seeking to nullify the emergence of Mr. Oriyomi Hamzat as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections.
Busari, through his counsel, Tunji Ogunrinde (SAN), filed the suit marked FHC/IB/CS/97/26, asking the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove Hamzat’s name from its records and replace it with his own as the authentic Accord governorship candidate.
According to the suit, Busari alleged that Hamzat did not participate in the party’s direct primary election held on May 26, 2026, insisting that his nomination was unlawfully secured through a section of the party’s leadership. 
The plaintiff maintained that he emerged winner of the direct primary after polling the highest number of votes and argued that he is the rightful candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State.
Busari is therefore asking the court to compel INEC to recognise and publish his name as the valid winner of the party’s primary election.
He is also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining INEC from recognising or giving effect to Hamzat’s nomination as the Accord governorship candidate for the 2027 election.
In addition, Busari wants the court to restrain Hamzat from parading himself as the bona fide and authentic governorship candidate of the Accord Party pending the determination of the matter.
