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Politics › Re: Accord Party Will Rule Nigeria In 2027 - Gbenga Hashim by experts(op): 12:26pm On Jul 27

SixSeven:
But your name does not appear on the ballot papers, we vote for the party. Highest is campaign poster if you don't win and INEC forms which are not made public.

Why are you bothering yourself explaining to him?

He's a paid agents trying to propagandize the space.

But unknown to him, there are wise people here

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Politics › Re: Accord Party Will Rule Nigeria In 2027 - Gbenga Hashim by experts(op): 12:24pm On Jul 27

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Politics › Re: Accord Party Will Rule Nigeria In 2027 - Gbenga Hashim by experts(op): 11:19am On Jul 27

Pollion:
Dr. Gbenga Hashim's consistent message on integrity, constitutional democracy and the rule of law is commendable. Nigeria needs leaders who stand firmly on principle.

Gbenga Hashim is not about noise, but principle

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Politics › Accord Party Will Rule Nigeria In 2027 - Gbenga Hashim by experts(op): 11:10am On Jul 27

GBENGA HASHIM CAMP DISMISSES OSUN GOVT HOUSE ENDORSEMENT OF TINUBU

Says Accord Party Will Rule Nigeria in 2027

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has rejected what it described as an “illegal, politically contrived and inconsequential gathering” at the Osun State Government House, Osogbo, where Governor Ademola Adeleke and some Accord Party officials were reported to have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election.

In a statement issued Monday by its National Coordinator, GHSM said the meeting had no constitutional basis and cannot override the will of Accord Party members.

“No beer parlour meeting in Osogbo can determine the Presidential direction of the Accord Party. The mandate of Accord members given to Dr. Gbenga Hashim on May 30, 2026 cannot be traded inside any Government House,” the group stated.

GHSM insisted that Nigerians already know who carries the Accord Party’s Presidential banner.

It noted that Dr. Gbenga Hashim emerged as the party’s presidential candidate on May 30, 2026, through a Nationwide Direct Primary conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act and INEC guidelines.

“That mandate cannot be overturned by press statements, political bargaining or backroom deals,” the group said.

“No meeting convened outside the constitutional structures of the Accord Party can extinguish the mandate freely given to Dr. Hashim.”

The Movement described the alleged endorsement of President Tinubu as “null, unconstitutional and without political consequence.”

GHSM accused Governor Adeleke of pursuing anti-party activities and alleged that state resources were being deployed to hijack the Accord Party and subordinate its Presidential project to another political party.

“The Nigerian people will never accept a One-Party State or a sole Presidential candidate imposed through political intimidation and institutional manipulation.
Accord belongs to its members, not to politicians seeking temporary political advantage,” the statement added.

The Movement expressed confidence that Dr. Hashim would emerge victorious in 2027, describing him as “the most credible and unifying alternative before Nigerians.”

It said supporters across the country’s 774 Local Government Areas would intensify mobilisation to ensure that “the will of the people prevails over political conspiracy.”

GHSM noted that the dispute over the Accord Party’s Presidential nomination remains before the Federal High Court in Abuja, where proceedings have been concluded and judgement reserved.

It argued that attempts to make pronouncements on issues before the court were inappropriate and contemptuous and reaffirmed that Dr. Hashim would pursue the matter to its logical conclusion through all available judicial processes, including the highest court.

“The 2027 election will not be decided in Government Houses. It will be decided by Nigerians. No amount of political theatre can stop the rising National momentum behind the Hashim Project,” it concluded.

https://independent.ng/accord-party-will-rule-nigeria-in-2027-gbenga-hashim/

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Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 9:49pm On Jul 26

Tenses:
In Nigeria, no one becomes a professor without a PhD. No one.

The above is your exact words 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

We are done here respectful Sir.

Make una rest jare.

We need results in our academic qualifications, not just certificates

Politics › Re: Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Gov Adeleke by experts(op): 6:54pm On Jul 26

favor914:
Who is Gbenga Hashim, a Joker that could not even gather 30 thousand votes in the general election .

Even Clown Sowore gathered more votes than the Joker.

Dey play.

You will learn the hard way

Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 6:52pm On Jul 26

This is an account of a struggle to the participants at different stage

Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 1:40pm On Jul 26

Hassanmaye:
I read all but I see no where you explain the problem students are facing, you are just discussing general terms "mis-management" "corruption" "rights of students" without telling us the problem university facing, and the solution.

Giving details of corruption and all those will make the presentation more longer na.

Besides, it's a conciliatory speech, why go deep into problem?

The audience it was presented to have the details

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Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 1:39pm On Jul 26

Geovanni412:
Mehn, I didn't read that long epistle.

Very tiring.

This is why they said the youths are lazy.

If the person who wrote it is not tired, what's tiring in just reading something for at most, 15 minutes

Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 1:38pm On Jul 26

Nobellight77:
‎I really admire this school. Learning anywhere and everywhere at convenience should be the working model for learning in modern times. Learning should not be an hassle because it's a continuous process and an integral part of life.

It's indeed a very good concept

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Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 10:23am On Jul 26

Kelklein:
Let me read first I dey come
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Ok I have read

Indeed a long struggle.. reminds me of Mandela's Long Road to Freedom.

The write up contains plenty of aluta language.. though the writer woukd have done some good to mention in few lines what were those students writes that the management trampled upon or the bád management rules that they fought against or specific instances of extortion, were they via unnecessary charges or fees on students?!

This is more of conciliatory language than aluta

Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 2:08pm On Jul 25

CONFRONTING THE UNJUST SYSTEM

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian that was murdered during the Second World War offered three (3) possible stances to address systemic injustice.

1. Speak truth to criticize it.

2. Give aid to victims and

3. Directly engage the unjust system, not just to bandage the victims under wheel, but to put a spoke in the wheel itself.

During that era, many students had erroneously believed that we can’t fight this injustice and win. They consider our struggle against injustice and flagrant violation of student’s rights as futile effort, which would only land those who dare attempt it into hot soup.

And true to their views, the struggle did land us in hot soup. However, rather than get burnt by the hot soup of injustice, we decided to make use of the meal to satisfy our appetite for trying. We transformed our obstacle into an opportunity to speak more loudly.

While it is true that our victimization by way of expulsion and character assassination was an attempt to silence, crush and kill our spirit, the recent harmonization once again established the fact that, the past authorities might be against us for doing the right thing, certainly, the law is always behind us and sometimes in the future, as we have seen now, people with more sense of justice can emerge in the system to write past wrongs.

HOLDING OUR RIGHTS AS INELIENABLE

Dear colleagues, let me bring our attention to something very crucial again. While the law can indeed declare our rights as sacrosanct and inalienable, until we practice the inalienability of our rights, until we demonstrate the sacrosanct-ness of it, until we collectively display willingness to hold those rights as inviolable, those who wish to violate us won’t abandon the idea. At every opportunity, they will try to deny us those rights and impress upon us that we cannot challenge unlawful authorities. In their mind, they are the ‘’constituted authority’’. They will also try to say we must subject ourselves to their unjust rules. But we must never succumb, we must at all times, defend our rights and those of others. At the Congress of Noun Students (CONS), this informed our resolve to fight, not only against those who violate us, but against the idea itself, which believed it has the rights to violate us.

Borrowing the words of Margaret Thatcher, ‘’we fought to show that aggression does not pay, and that the robber cannot be allowed to get away with his swag’’.

We fought with the support of many people across the federation, yet, we also fought with our own strength.

CREATING PRESSURE WITHOUT STREET PROTEST

As you must have noticed throughout this struggle, we did not conduct any street protest. Though at some point, we contemplated doing so, but we resolved not to, not because it is not our right to do so, but due to several other considerations. We reasoned that, while we might plan to hold a peaceful protest, the reaction of the authorities might turn what was planned to be peaceful assembly into something else, like we have seen across many institutions in times past.

Between 2017-2018, in University of Portharcourt, we saw a student leader reportedly shot dead by the police (May his soul rest in peace).

We reasoned that, should anything ugly like that happen during our peaceful protest due to the aggressive response of the authority, will our struggle be worthwhile after losing someone God forbid? This informed our decision to adopt the use of creative protest and trusting the law to protect us in case our creativity didn’t yield positive results. What we observed however was that, our creative protest was able to generate considerable pressure, forcing some internal changes and at the end of it all, the former Vice Chancellor, who unjustifiably expelled us, also got consumed by his own fire.

He was sacked despite all resistance, which was one of our demands as contained in our November 2, 2015 press release. This is apart from the subsequent investigation by EFCC, leading to confiscation of properties, including a hotel.

Let me also use this opportunity to advise other student leaders and civil society groups across the country that the use of street protest as a weapon to fight injustice should be limited. We should be more creative in our protest, so as to generate required pressure, without necessarily leading confrontation. Although, this practice was very much effective in the 20th century, recent experience has shown that, we must be more creative than our forefathers. We must devise better means of communicating our messages. The human and capital loss the world has incurred during street protests far outweighs whatever gains we have achieved.

FIGHTING INJUSTICE WITHOUT BITTERNESS

As perceived victims of abuse, violated by those who should ordinarily teach them how to defend their rights, many do develop resentment and negative attitudes towards their abusers.

Some harbor hatred, while others engage in violent confrontation.

However, it should be noted here that, in the process of fighting for our rights, we must not be seen committing wrongful deeds. Hatred and resentment towards others is not encouraged.

The immortal words of Dr Martin Luther King Junior is worth recalling here. ‘’Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom, by drinking the cup of bitterness and hatred.

We must forever conduct ourselves, on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. And again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.’’

In view of this, I am pleading with you my colleagues to swallow the bitter pills and forgive our oppressors.

Although, the oppressive conduct of our former Vice Chancellor, Prof Vincent Ado Tenebe and his team may be disgusting, painful and appalling, that should not make us distrust them or wish them any harm. What they deserve, to my understanding is not our condemnation and abuses; but instead, our pity and prayers. The legendary Nelson Mandela had said, resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemy’’. This implies that, holding grudge against other people do more harm to you than them.

So, we can’t afford to resent any member of the management, who had offended us in one way or the other in time past, we should see that the current management are doing everything necessary to correct past mistakes.

Similarly, the noble messenger of Islam, Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) had commanded, ‘’support your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is the oppressed.

Some of the Prophet’s companions then said O prophet, we help the one being oppressed, but how do we help an oppressor?

The prophet responded thus: ‘’By restraining him or preventing him from committing further injustice’’.

The above saying of the prophet also complimented what Nelson Mandela had said when asked about his oppressors after being released from prison in Southh Africa.

Mandela said, ‘’I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bar of prejudiced and narrow mindedness.

We, as advocates of human rights, must therefore adopt as a matter of necessity, the heavenly wisdom in a teaching of a popular biblical verse in Yoruba language which says, ‘’Baba dari jin won, tori won ko mon tin won se’’, which literally means that, ‘’Oh God, please forgive them, for they knew not, what they were doing’’.

I urge all students to forgive the management for whatever wrong they might have done to us.

The new management is acting with reason and we must replicate their conduct.

Students must hereby provide all necessary support for the success of the new relationship with the management.

CONCLUSION

While the University is making efforts to harmonize with the students with the latest development, the issue of withholding the certificate of those of us expelled will remain, unless resolved by the university. I personally, have since moved on from that era and as a matter of fact, I have obtained another Masters Degree at the prestigious premier institution, University of Ibadan. However, I am aware that Elias is yet to obtain another degree and resolving that would help close the issue once and for all.

Additionally, Eric Hagood in his book, ‘’The heart of greatness’’had said, ‘’the real fact of the matter is that, God never intended for any of us to make it on our own.

In as much as we might like to do things on our own or desires to accomplish great feats by ourselves, the reality is we never really do anything on our own. We’ve all been helped by others’’.

This is why this address can’t be complete without specially thanking the entire students of NOUN and the exco of Congress of NOUN Students for their support during the past struggles.

Particularly my colleagues at the Congress of Noun Students (CONS), who in spite of their tight schedule, continue to demonstrate great commitment to our joint cause.

While I cannot mention the names of everyone who had contributed to the struggle, there are certain names that cannot be forgotten.

With great respect, I appreciate my brothers, Comrade Afolabi Oluwaseyi and Mazi Ifeanyichukwu Okolie for their passion and dedication to the struggle. You are the true face of this struggle and I greatly appreciate your contribution.

I also acknowledge the sacrifices of my respected brothers, in person of Comrade Maroof Olawale Ajala and Comrade John Dossou. You have remained the pillar and source of inspiration.

Let me also appreciate the most stylish CONS Chief servant and President, Eze Mmuo , who will travel all the way from Benin to attend our court session in Lagos and CONS Vice president, Thursdaline Peter the ever gallant iron lady, who consistently remained within the fold of the struggle. Dear, my admiration for you knows no bound.

Thanks to all CONS admin and reps, particularly Comrade Adebanjo Olatunji Daniel who later served as Secretary General.

Let me also specially thank all our Comrades at the various study centers across the federation, particularly those in Osogbo study center led by Comrade Chris. You guys own this victory. I won’t also forget my colleagues at Ilorin study center, NSDF, Comrade Adedayo Buremoh , Larry, John K, Comrade Adisa Jaji Azeez and all others. I also appreciate my comrades at Ijebu Study center led by Comrade Idris Oluwabunmi Ogungbo , Lagos by Comrade Ọrẹolúwa Ìyínkáyé , Benin Study Center led by ID Collins Ibadan Study Center led by brother Sunday Oluwaseye O , Jos led by Alkasim Aliyu , Enugu, Portharcourt, Kano, Abuja and other study centers across the federation.

I thank you all most sincerely. I also want to specially thank comrade Daniel and his team at FABET. Although , FABET plan was disrupted, but the experience was valuable.

My special appreciation also goes to the Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, under the leadership of Prof Maurice Fagnon, our legal counsel, Barrister Gabriel Orban and Founder of Sahara Reporter, Omoyele Sowore

This message will not be complete, without specially commending the successive administration in CONs within the past decade, starting from Comrade Lurd Bouch, Comrade Mawlana Ahmad Tijani , Comrade Pelumi Paul Jacob Comrade Chris, Comrade Abolore, Comrade Shakiru Olatunde Kareem and the current president, Comrade Newland and their respective executive and legislative members.

Let this be a reminder that the struggle for justice is never in vain. May this milestone inspire generations of students to always uphold their rights, challenge injustice, and work towards a society where fairness is the norm, not the exception.

We fought. We endured. And today, reason has finally prevailed.

Long live the Congress of NOUN Students!
Long live the pursuit of justice

Abdulrazaq Hamzat
Convener
Congress of NOUN Students

Reference:
https://punchng.com/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-hotel-linked-to-ex-noun-vc/

Education › Re: A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 2:07pm On Jul 25

BATTLE AGAINST INJUSTICE AT NOUN

Friends and fellow students, It is true that injustice at NOUN had been in existence since the inception of the institution, it was only in 2015 that we decided to confront it head on and bring it to an end. Since April 2015, when the Congress of Noun Students (NOUN) officially resolved to lead students to demand for their rights and seek an end to all forms of irregularities in the institution as contained in our Ten (10) point’s demand submitted to the university, we were confronted with numerous challenges. One such challenge was that, while we consistently remained truthful and fair in our fight for justice, the University on the other hand cannot boldly make the same assertion.

On our part, we subscribed to the philosophy of Ken Wytsma who said, ‘’we understand truth is universal, a paradigm, a lens through which we can look to see what is real. Likewise, justice is a lens through which we can look to determine what ought to be in our relationship with others ’’.

We held the truth as our guiding compass towards justice and didn’t try to employ any negative antics to shore up our chances. Since we believe the heart of God beats with justice, our struggle was an encounter with the heart of God and we remain true to it even till this day.

We are also aware that justice describes our rights, what we are owed and our responsibilities, what we owe others.

So, in the course of our struggle, while we were constantly being denied our rights (what we are owed), nonetheless, we continue to deliver on our responsibilities, what we owe others.

For example, it was on record that the University concocted several falsehoods against us, particularly in a petition to the Lagos State police commissioner in which it accused us of several negative actions. The petition was written in order to frame, discredit, demonize and demoralize us and if possible, get us locked up, but we were freed through the precious hands of God.

I must note however that, nothing really saved us, other than our consistent truthfulness with passion and dedication.

After much arguments and confrontation, the police with unusual firmness declared before all parties, that these gentlemen are only asking for the rights of students to be protected, nothing more, and nothing less. We left the police headquarters feeling very energized. It was after this failed effort at the police headquarters in Lagos that the former VC resolved to oppress us maximally, through unjustifiable expulsion which it announced in November 2015, hoping to get us silenced, but we refused to give up. It was clear to us that if we had given up, thousands of students would have lost hope. If we had given up, many more students would have held a negative impression about standing for the truth and justice and even more importantly, many more people would have lost hope in the concept of human rights and dignity to human person.

We knew we couldn’t allow this to happen, so we remained humble, though held our heads up high even while going through the rough period.

RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND DUTY OF MANAGEMENT

For many years, rights of students are none existent in NOUN. It was as good as saying, our rights as humans were basically stripped off, yet we were told we have no right to complain. Having carefully observed the situation at that point in time, the Congress of Noun Students (CONS) knew we had to defend the rights of the students, for if we had failed to do so, the essence of our education will have been defeated even before graduation. It was obvious that by trying to deny students their fundamental rights, management had trampled on the law.

However, if this was allowed to continue, students that will graduate under such tutelage will have nothing concrete to hold onto as a guiding compass to justice.

This is why Nicholas Wolterstorff, a professor of theology at Yale University had stated that, ‘’we (Institution of higher education) must not just teach about justice, - though we must, I mean we must teach for justice. The graduates whom we seek to produce must be the ones who practice justice’’. But how can an institution that made human rights violation a permanent feature of its curriculum teach about justice? It was this curiosity that propelled us into seeking justice, even against the leadership of our own institution.

For if we are being denied the opportunity to learn about justice in our University, what would the future hold for our dear nation? I hold the view that, managements of higher institutions in Nigeria have consistently failed to understand year after years, that they are not only to teach the future generations about academics, but instead, they are expected to prepare us for nation building, through justice and inspiring us with the sense of rights, virtue, discipline and dignity. I make bold to say that the ‘’coercive enforcement of human rights abuses’’ and other negative practices in our higher institutions are not only a grave disservice to our nation, they are attempts to permanently kill the sense of right and wrong of the young population and cripple our ability to confront the numerous challenges prevalent in our society. I therefore submit that students that will graduate under such an environment will hardly differentiate between rights and wrong, just and unjust, good and bad and most importantly, this will have killed their sense of dignity and right ideals as we are seeing in our society.

Education › A Decade Later, Reason Finally Prevailed At Open University - Abdulrazaq Hamzat by experts(op): 2:06pm On Jul 25

A DECADE LATER, REASON FINALLY PREVAILED AT NOUN

A statement by Abdulrazaq Hamzat on the Platform of Congress of NOUN Students (CONS) Past and Present Leaders on 5th April,2025

Dear Comrades, respected friends and fellow leaders of Congress of NOUN Students (CONS), I greet you all in the name of God, the God of reason.

During the recently concluded Ramadan Fasting, the National president of Congress of NOUN Students, Comrade Newland Uche sent me a message, informing me about the recent development at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) between the Congress and the management.

He intimated me that the management of the institution and the executive of the Congress has been discussing for a while about the official adoption of the Congress by the university and this discussion has reached its final stage.

I later learned that the institution officially communicated the conduct of the Congress's study center elections, indicating a new era of partnership, awaiting the official meeting between the management and the national leadership of the Congress.

I fully align myself with the direction of the leadership of the association and urge all leaders of the Congress, both past and present to cooperate with the leadership.

Let me use this opportunity to provide some insight into what led us here.

A few years ago, I withdrew our court case against the university and hoped that reason would prevail within the university.

Before the withdrawal of that case, a federal high court in Lagos, under Justice Aikowa had ruled against our initial case, saying that the case was filed under the wrong process and we had to refile another case under the right process. The case that was ruled out was filed in 2015 and it was ruled out in 2018, which is a period of 4 years.

A new case was filed in 2018, before I unilaterally withdrew the case, in the hope that the university would allow reason to prevail. This is particularly important for me because, as the executive director of Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro), a peacebuilding organization promoting alternative dispute resolution, i find it conflicting to be in court, while advocating for ADR, hence my decision to discontinue the case, hoping to explore other means of resolving our differences.

It should be recalled that in November 2015 while running my MSc programme, i and Comrade Elias Ozikpu were expelled by NOUN under former Vice Chancellor, Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe. We were expelled over what the University described as being found wanting in character, whatever that means. But in truth, we were never found wanting in any character. Instead, we were expelled for daring to question irregularities, violation of basic rights and what we then believed to be extortion of students.

I and Elias were then President and PRO of Congress of NOUN Students respectively and after our expulsion, we sort refuge in court, not only to reverse our illegal expulsion, but to also enforce the fundamental rights of all students of the University and undo the defamation against our characters.

It would interest you to know that, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted a case involving the former VC and got several properties seized by the federal government, indicating that our claims at the time wasn't baseless or unfounded

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Politics › Re: Adeleke's Reelection Suffers Setback Over Hashim As Stakeholders Setup Committee by experts(op): 3:33pm On Jul 23

jaxxy:
Is hashim in pdp? How did he give adeleke pdp ticket?

Go and verify

Politics › Re: Adeleke's Reelection Suffers Setback Over Hashim As Stakeholders Setup Committee by experts(op): 2:18pm On Jul 23

jaxxy:
Adeleke that was in pdp is who hashim helped how? Adeleke has never mention hashim in his life, im sure he doesnt even know the guy cos if they knew each other they wont be making empty threats to adeleke just because he joined accord party few months ago.

Nonsesnse people.

How did Adeleke got PDP ticket for governorship in the first place?

Hashim made it possible for him at the time.

Without Hashim, Adeleke won't have governorship ticket

Politics › Re: Adeleke's Reelection Suffers Setback Over Hashim As Stakeholders Setup Committee by experts(op): 11:41pm On Jul 22

jaxxy:
Did adeleke need hashim to become governor so what is his business with hashim now because he join accord hashim wants to use him to chase clout?

The presidential elections isnt even at hand and he can change his mind anytime.

Hashim should go and beg imole for support if he is serious.

Yes, Hashim had always contributed to Adeleke's political progress in life and he owes him

Politics › Re: Adeleke's Reelection Suffers Setback Over Hashim As Stakeholders Setup Committee by experts(op): 8:54pm On Jul 22

anonimi:
Who is the APGA presidential candidate supported by Soludo?
Who is the communist LP labourers’ candidate supported by Otti?

Just because Apga and LP mumu doesn't mean Accord must be same

Politics › Adeleke's Reelection Suffers Setback Over Hashim As Stakeholders Setup Committee by experts(op): 2:54pm On Jul 22

OSUN 2026: ACCORD STAKEHOLDERS ESCALATE SHOWDOWN WITH ADELEKE OVER GBENGA HASHIM, SET UP COMMITTEE TO DECIDE FATE

The political crisis brewing within the Accord Party in Osun State deepened on Wednesday as the Accord Elders and Stakeholders, loyal to the party's Presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, constituted a seven member high powered committee to determine its next political direction following the expiration of its seven day ultimatum to Governor Ademola Adeleke.

The move marks a significant escalation in the face off between the governor and a powerful bloc within the party over what the stakeholders describe as Adeleke's refusal to identify with the Accord Party's 2027 Presidential Project.

The stakeholders had earlier demanded that Governor Adeleke publicly endorse Dr. Hashim's Presidential ambition and openly dissociate himself from support for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Bola Tinubu, arguing that no governorship candidate seeking election on the platform of the Accord Party should campaign, fraternise or identify with the presidential candidate of another political party.

They warned that failure to comply would force them to reconsider their political support for the governor ahead of the August 2026 governorship election.

With the ultimatum now expired, the stakeholders declared that Governor Adeleke had failed to demonstrate the expected commitment to the party's national leadership and resolved to activate what they described as the "next phase" of their political response.

As part of that decision, the stakeholders constituted a high powered seven member committee with a mandate to consult extensively with political stakeholders, influential opinion leaders and interested groups within and outside the Accord Party before recommending the group's next line of action.

The committee will be chaired by Alhaja Sherifat Oke, with Hon. Sunday Olayori serving as Secretary. Other members are Engineer Araromi Bode, Hon. Muyideen Muhammed, Hon. Mrs. Lawal Monsurat, Hon. Adeniji Alade and Hon. Quadri Abiodun.

The committee has been given two weeks to conclude its consultations and submit its recommendations to the Accord Elders and Stakeholders.

Although the stakeholders did not disclose the options under consideration, party sources said the consultations would examine all available political alternatives capable of protecting the Accord Party's Presidential Project and the interests of members across Osun State.

The stakeholders insisted that while it remains loyal to the Accord Party, its commitment to the Presidential candidacy of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim is absolute and will not be compromised by any individual political interest.

"Our loyalty is first to the Accord Party and its national project. Every candidate seeking election on the platform of the party has a responsibility to promote and defend the party's agenda across all levels," a source within the party said.

Political observers believe the committee's report could significantly influence the political calculations ahead of the Osun governorship election, especially if it recommends a withdrawal of support from Governor Adeleke or opens discussions with other political interests.

The development represents one of the most serious internal political challenges confronting Governor Adeleke's re-election bid and underscores the growing importance of the Accord Party's Presidential Project in shaping political alignments ahead of the 2027 general election.

https://newsbreaknaija.com/osun-2026-accord-party-stakeholders-ready-for-showdown-with-adeleke-over-olawepo-hashim-set-up-committee-to-decide-fate/

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Politics › Re: Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Gov Adeleke by experts(op): 9:15am On Jul 22

Katell:
With or without Adeleke endorsement, Gbenga Hashim cannot win the presidential election. Without their support because he didn't endorse their presidential candidate, he might still win the governorship election. If he endorses now, he might lose his reelection bid. If you are in Adeleke's shoe, who will you struggle to save? Your party presidential candidate's ambition or yours? As for me, it will be my ambition first. When that is settled, I can then make decision about others.

If the call out by the Gbenga Hashim group recently is not from the opposition political party/parties, they should chill for now and allow him to win first before placing such demand on him. The call is politically suspicious.

If I were Adeleke, my silence will be long.

Which kind yeye talk be this?

How does aligning with his party's presidential candidate hinders his governorship victory?

This kind of mentality, justifying bad behavior brought the country to the weaker position it is now and destroyed all our institutions.

If no be juju, how can you be opposing the candidate of your party and endorsing the same president and ruling party's candidate you claimed seized your LGA funds for years?

Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 8:01pm On Jul 21

If he didn't do the right thing

Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 5:54pm On Jul 21

Modebolal:
Political parties thrive on internal democracy, respect for due process, and adherence to their constitution. Personal interests should never override the collective will of party members. May justice, unity, and the rule of law prevail for the good of our democracy.

Political parties without internal democracy will lead to disaster

Politics › Re: Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Gov Adeleke by experts(op): 5:53pm On Jul 21

enda1992:
We can't have someone in a party who is not loyal. As long as there is no concern for the party, he shouldn't be regarded.

This is a fact some people are not paying attention to

Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 3:24pm On Jul 21

igienepo:
indeed rejecting his excellency, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim means and shows how naive some politicians can be, how can Adeleke not recognise and acknowledge the choice of the people, it is crystal clear that he is ready to lost his second term in office as governor.

I agree with you 100%.

We need more of him

Politics › Re: Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Gov Adeleke by experts(op): 3:23pm On Jul 21

Gbenga Hashim is an ideological politician, not anywhere belle face

Politics › Re: Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Gov Adeleke by experts(op): 2:22pm On Jul 21

simpleseyi:
Una no know anything. There is only one god of Politics

Watin concern god for this matter?

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Politics › Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Gov Adeleke by experts(op): 1:44pm On Jul 21

Don’t Destroy Accord Like PDP, Gbenga Hashim Supporters Caution Osun Gov. Adeleke

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has cautioned the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke against actions, it said could deepen divisions within the Accord Party, warning that internal wrangling would undermine the party’s fortunes ahead of the 2027 general election.

The warning followed comments reportedly made by the Osun state chairman of the Accord Party, Victor Akande, during a radio programme on the party’s internal affairs, including Governor Adeleke’s endorsement of President Bola Tinubu.

In a statement issued yesterday by its South-West Coordinator, Abass Olaniyi, the group described Akande’s remarks as false and misleading, alleging that they misrepresented the sequence of political events surrounding the party’s presidential ticket.

GHSM maintained that Governor Adeleke’s endorsement of President Tinubu was made before he joined the Accord Party, when he was still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The movement also claimed that the Accord Party’s national leadership had already initiated moves to field Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate before Adeleke defected to the party.

According to the statement, the party’s national executives met with Olawepo-Hashim in Abuja in March 2026 to discuss his participation in the 2027 presidential race, after which he emerged as the party’s presidential candidate through the party’s primary process.

GHSM argued that the development contradicted claims that the party lacked a presidential direction when Adeleke endorsed President Tinubu.

“The facts are clear. Governor Adeleke endorsed President Tinubu before joining the Accord Party, while the party’s national leadership subsequently produced Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate through its internal process.

“Therefore, the argument that Adeleke’s endorsement of Tinubu was caused by the absence of a presidential candidate in the Accord Party does not align with the timeline of events,” the statement said.

The group warned that the Accord Party should not be allowed to suffer the same internal divisions that weakened the Peoples Democratic Party.

“The Accord Party must not travel the same path that weakened the PDP. A political party cannot survive when individual calculations are placed above the collective aspirations of its members,” Olaniyi stated.

GHSM also said the dispute over the party’s presidential primary is currently before the Federal High Court in Abuja and declined further comments on the matter, citing the pending litigation.

It, however, maintained that resolving the party’s internal disagreements would be critical to its electoral prospects, warning that continued divisions could affect Governor Adeleke’s re-election bid if not properly managed.

https://leadership.ng/dont-destroy-accord-like-pdp-hashim-supporters-caution-adeleke/

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Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 6:56pm On Jul 20

AcadaWriter0:
Just another reason why Adeleke's got a leg up. He's clearly benefiting from Gbenga's popularity. It's a straightforward win.

The popularity of Gbenga Hashim in Osun is now a threat to Adeleke

Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 4:35pm On Jul 20

anonimi:
What is the electoral value of Hashim and Accord party in Osun state to warrant this statement

Gbogbo oya ni o fe pe ara re ni odu.

If Wike and Amupitan did not destroy PDP, why would Adeleke be in Accord party?

If you are ignorant about him, do some research

Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 3:37pm On Jul 20

That's a fact. Gbenga is simply asking for the sane thing

Politics › Re: Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 12:40pm On Jul 20

NativeGypsy:
Political parties thrive on discipline, not personal ambition. Respect for party structures and duly elected candidates is the foundation of unity. Ignoring that lesson weakened the PDP; Accord must not repeat the same mistake. The courts will decide the legal issues, but party cohesion remains everyone's responsibility.

Every sane person who means well should know this

Politics › Rejecting Gbenga Haashim May Cost Adeleke His Re-Election In Osun State’ — Group by experts(op): 12:29pm On Jul 20

ADELEKE SHOULD NOT DESTROY ACCORD PARTY LIKE PDP, REJECTING GBENGA HASHIM MAY COST HIS RE-ELECTION

The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has reacted to what it described as false and misleading remarks made by the Osun State Chairman of the Accord Party, Pastor Victor Akande, during a radio programme, warning Governor Ademola Adeleke against actions capable of costing him his re-election.

In a statement issued by the South-West Coordinator of GHSM, Alhaji Abass Olaniyi, the movement said the comments credited to the Osun Accord Chairman regarding Governor Adeleke’s endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Accord’s presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, were based on fabricated documents, deliberate misrepresentation of facts and a distortion of political timelines.

Abass stated that while Governor Adeleke’s endorsement of President Tinubu was a carry-over from the PDP into Accord Party, the National leadership of Accord Party had already demonstrated its Presidential direction by actively lobbying Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim to join the party and contest the 2027 election.

According to GHSM, on 21 July 2025, the Osun PDP leadership caucus endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term, a decision widely reported while Governor Adeleke remained a PDP governor. The movement noted that it rejected the endorsement at the time because it was inconsistent with its political position.

The movement also recalled that in March 2026, the National leadership of Accord Party, led by its National Chairman, Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem, visited Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim and engaged him on joining the party to contest the presidential election.

The delegation, which included the party’s National Secretary, Hon. Adebukola Abiola Ajaja; National Treasurer, Salaudeen Abdulazeez Oyeniyi; and Organising Secretary, Hon. Ibe ThankGod, met with Dr. Olawepo-Hashim in Abuja as part of efforts to build a broad National political platform ahead of 2027.

GHSM stated that following the engagement, Dr. Olawepo-Hashim followed due process to participate in the party’s Presidential process and emerged as the Presidential Candidate of the party.

Abass said the engagement clearly contradicts claims that Accord Party had no Presidential direction, stressing that the party’s National leadership in April 2026 publicly disowned Governor Adeleke’s purported endorsement of President Tinubu and reaffirmed Accord’s National Presidential agenda.

"So, the facts are clear. Governor Adeleke endorsed President Tinubu before joining Accord Party. Also, Accord Party’s National leadership lobbied Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim to provide Presidential leadership for the party, and he emerged as the Presidential candidate of the party through open direct primaries.

"Therefore, the argument that Adeleke's endorsement of Tinubu was caused by the absence of a Presidential candidate in Accord does not align with the timeline of events," GHSM stated.

The South-West Coordinator warned that Governor Adeleke’s political approach within Accord Party raises concerns similar to the internal contradictions that weakened the PDP.

Alhaji Abass said political parties are strengthened when members respect institutions, structures and collective decisions rather than allowing individual interests to determine the direction of the party.

"Accord Party must not travel the same path that weakened PDP. A political party cannot survive when individual calculations are placed above the collective aspirations of its members," he stated.

GHSM further stated that 24 State Chairmen of Accord Party across the federation have endorsed Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, while noting that the legal dispute surrounding the party’s Presidential Primary is currently before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The movement stressed that it would not make public comments on a matter already before the court.

"The issue of Accord Party’s presidential primary is reserved for judgment at the Federal High Court in Abuja. As responsible stakeholders, we will not engage in public commentary on a matter that is before the court. We have confidence in the judicial process and await the decision of the court," GHSM stated.

GHSM cautioned that Governor Adeleke’s political future in Osun State depends on the unity and strength of the platform under which he seeks re-election.

The movement insisted that failure to recognise and work with key stakeholders supporting Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim could deepen divisions within Accord Party and affect its electoral prospects.

The movement reaffirmed its commitment to the presidential project of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, describing it as a movement focused on political renewal, competence, institutional reform and National transformation.

https://newsbreaknaija.com/rejecting-olawepo-hashim-may-cost-adeleke-his-re-election-in-osun-state-group/

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