Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has paid a congratulatory visit to Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, following the Federal High Court judgment affirming Hashim as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 election.

The visit comes after the court dismissed the preliminary objections in the case and ordered the relevant electoral authorities to recognise Hashim as Accord’s duly nominated presidential candidate.

Sowore, a prominent pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate, congratulated Hashim on the legal victory and the resolution of the dispute surrounding his emergence as Accord’s standard bearer.

The meeting brings together two presidential candidates with long-standing backgrounds in Nigeria’s pro-democracy movement and political activism.

Hashim had earlier expressed gratitude to the judiciary, his supporters and stakeholders in the Accord Party following the judgment, while calling on all factions within the party to reconcile, unite and use the court victory to build a stronger electoral organisation ahead of 2027.

The Accord candidate has said the party is positioned to be competitive in the presidential, governorship and National Assembly elections, insisting that the 2027 contest will be determined by the country’s economic and security challenges rather than assumptions based on previous election results.