Accord Party presents certificates of return to Ekiti gov candidate

The Accord Party has introduced its Certificates of Return to its candidate for the June 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, Opeyemi Falegan.

The social gathering’s Nationwide Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, made the presentation on Tuesday on the Accord Party headquarters in Abuja.

Recall that the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee mounted social gathering primaries in Ekiti State between October 20 and November 10, 2025, with the ultimate listing of candidates scheduled to be printed on January 19, 2026.

Falegan emerged because the social gathering’s flagbearer following the conduct of its governorship major on November 8, 2025.

Talking in the course of the presentation, Mgbudem congratulated Falegan on his victory on the primaries, describing it as a testomony to his resilience, resourcefulness, integrity, and political sagacity.

He mentioned social gathering delegates “voted for competence, efficient management, inclusive governance, unity, prosperity, and order in Ekiti State,” expressing optimism that Accord would win the 2026 governorship election.

“In the identical manner we now have gathered for the presentation of the social gathering’s Certificates of Return to His Excellency, Hon. Opeyemi David Falegan, we will collect once more on the INEC workplace for the presentation of the Certificates of Return for his victory within the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. We’re optimistic that Accord will win the election within the state,” he mentioned.

Highlighting the latest defection of the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to the social gathering, Mgbudem urged members to maintain the momentum forward of the off-cycle governorship elections within the FCT, Osun, and Ekiti states, which he mentioned would construct in the direction of a decisive 2027 normal election for the social gathering.

“We must always maintain the momentum of Accord’s actions throughout the nation, significantly within the states the place governorship elections can be carried out in 2026. This can lead us to the decisive 2027 normal election,” he mentioned.

Mgbudem urged Falegan to adjust to the social gathering’s structure in constituting his marketing campaign staff, stressing the necessity for inclusiveness, issue-based campaigning, and adherence to democratic values.

“I due to this fact cost the social gathering’s candidate for Ekiti State, Hon. Opeyemi David Falegan, to adjust to Accord’s Manifesto and Structure in constituting his marketing campaign staff. It needs to be inclusive and grassroots-oriented, as politics is native.

“The marketing campaign needs to be issue-based. We must always preserve the very best democratic values, ethics, and beliefs in tandem with the social gathering’s Structure and Manifesto. We wouldn’t have time for frivolities and politics of bitterness that can distract us from this marketing campaign,” he mentioned.

In his remarks, Falegan thanked social gathering delegates for his or her confidence, saying his marketing campaign would deal with seven key areas, together with agriculture, schooling, youth employment, and infrastructure.

He mentioned his administration would empower 1,000 youths month-to-month — totalling 48,000 youths inside 4 years — and repair main roads within the state inside six months if elected.

“A median youth in Ekiti State is jobless, and even these with jobs are okada riders, which is de facto unhappy.

“We don’t simply need to create jobs; we need to create entrepreneurs. In my first 4 years, we are going to empower 48,000 youths.

“I’ll repair Ekiti’s main roads inside six months. Many roads are poorly linked and have turn out to be dying traps. I promise that main roads can be mounted inside six months,” he mentioned.

Falegan additionally criticised the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, alleging that the state was being run as a “authorities of ex-governors, by ex-governors, for ex-governors.”