Hausa Zallah chairman celebrates Accord’s Gbenga Hashim’s court victory
Fresh boost for Accord presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Hashim, as Hausa Zallah leader hails democratic process amid growing online advocacy for Hashim’s presidential bid. The National Chairman of Kungiyar Hausa…
The Accord party has been embroiled in a leadership tussle that has implications for its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election, with rival factions laying claim to the party's structure and candidacy. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a longtime politician and businessman who has previously contested for the presidency, has positioned himself as Accord's standard-bearer, and recent court rulings appear to have strengthened his claim to the party's leadership or ticket, though the specific nature of the judgment is not detailed in the headlines.
The reaction from Abdullahi Abdullahi, national chairman of Kungiyar Hausa Nigeria (Hausa Zallah) — a socio-political group that mobilises Hausa identity and interests in national politics — signals attempts by Hashim's camp to broaden ethnic and regional support ahead of 2027. Both Tribune Online and BusinessDay frame the development around the court victory and the Hausa Zallah endorsement, but neither report specifies the court or the exact subject of the ruling, leaving details of the litigation and its implications for Accord's internal politics yet to be fully clarified.