Accord Party denies suspension of national chairman, Mgbudem

The National Working Committee of the Accord Party has dismissed the purported suspension of its National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem.

The party described the move by a faction as “laughable and the handiwork of political jobbers seeking relevance”.

A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Joseph Omorogbe, explained that 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 from the party.

Omorogbe also described the vote of no confidence was “a joke taken too far”, saying that Imumolen “merely craved cheap publicity to mislead unsuspecting members of the public”.

It said that Maxwell Mgbudem remains the authentic national chairman of Accord, duly recognised by INEC and listed on the Commission’s website.

The statement said that 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.

Omorogbe stated that 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 that the development came 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.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party 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 added that the party would not be distracted by the activities of its expelled members and accused unnamed political sponsors of attempting to destabilise Accord ahead of the 2027 elections

The statement stated that the party has been reorganised and repositioned as a formidable progressive mass movement, appealing to 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 party noted that 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.