The political crisis within the Accord Party in Oyo State has deepened over the party’s 2027 governorship ticket, with the Federal High Court in Ibadan adjourning a suit challenging the emergence of broadcaster Alhaji Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat as the party’s candidate.

The case, filed by Hon. Olakunle Busari, popularly known as Gudugudu, centres on competing claims over the party’s governorship primary and the leadership structure authorised to nominate Accord’s candidate for the 2027 election.

Gudugudu, through his counsel, SAN. Tunji Ogunrinde, is asking the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat name from its records and replace it with his own.

According to Hon. Olakunle Busari case, he emerged as the winner of a direct governorship primary election conducted by the party on May 26, 2026, and therefore should be recognized as Accord’s authentic candidate. He also alleges that Alhaji Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat did not participate in the primary election.

The controversy followed the emergence of parallel claims to the Accord governorship ticket in May. While one faction announced Alhaji Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat as party candidate, another faction declared Hon. Olakunle Busari as the winner of a separate primary. A factional national leadership subsequently disputed both outcomes and called for another primary.

The matter has now reached the courts.

On September 14, 2026, Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan adjourned the case, numbered FHC/IB/CS/97/26, until September 30, 2026.

The latest sitting could not proceed because different lawyers appeared claiming to represent Accord Party in the matter. The court consequently gave the interested parties time to resolve the disagreement over who has the authority to represent the party legally.

The dispute has also generated disagreement among party stakeholders over Alhaji Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat eligibility and the internal leadership of Accord in Oyo State. Some stakeholders have rejected his continued representation of the party as its governorship candidate, while Alhaji Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat and his supporters have continued to present him as the Accord candidate.

Alhaji Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat has continued his political activities despite the dispute. On September 9, he visited traders and residents at Bodija Market in Ibadan, where he spoke about infrastructure challenges and pledged to rehabilitate the market road within his first 100 days in office if elected.

For now, the legal status of the competing claims remains unresolved. The next significant development is expected when the Federal High Court resumes the matter on September 30, 2026.

Until the court and relevant electoral authorities resolve the dispute, claims about the final status of Accord’s Oyo governorship ticket remain contested.