ACCORD
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA
7th May 2026
PRESS RELEASE
ACCORD DID NOT ENDORSE GOV ALEX OTTI FOR SECOND TERM, SAYS CHRISTOPHER IMUMOLEN IS AN EXPELLED MEMBER, POLITICAL JOBBER
The national leadership of Accord did not endorse the re-election of the Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti for the 2027 gubernatorial poll and did not direct the party’s state chapter to support the ruling Labour Party in the state.
Prof. Christopher Imumolen and his co-travelers are not members of Accord, having been expelled from the party in 2024 for anti-party activities.
Their purported courtesy visit to Gov Alex Otti at Government House Umuahia, Abia State, where they endorsed the governor for a second term, is null, void and of no effect whatsoever. It is obvious that non-members of a political party can not speak, act, or endorse any aspirant for any elective position on behalf of the authentic leadership of the party. What Imumolen and his co-travelers did in Umuahia is their usual showmanship and impersonation of the Accord leadership to hoodwink unsuspecting members of the public. Their antics are well known to all discerning citizens.
It is unfortunate that Gov Alex Otti fell victim to these political mercenaries roaming the democratic space seeking vulnerable politicians to exploit in this election season.
Gov Otti ought to have known the authentic and recognised leadership of every political party as clearly displayed in the INEC website, which has Barrister Maxwell Mgbuden as the national chairman of Accord
Accordingly, it is only Barrister Maxwell Mgbuden’s National Executive Committee (NEC) that has the power to present candidates for elections at all levels.
The party urges Nigerians to disregard the purported endorsement of Gov Otti for re-election by our great party. It is the handwork of political merchants in an attempt to cause disaffection, discord, and division in the party.
The party enjoins journalists to always verify the leadership of a political party with INEC to avoid misleading citizens who rely on their news reports.
Accord remains united under the leadership of Barrister Maxwell Mgbuden and ready for the upcoming elections.
ACCORD: ONENESS & PROGRESS!
Joseph Omorogbe
National Publicity Secretary, Accord
