Accord Party chieftain, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said he does not share the same political ideology as former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Olawepo-Hashim made the distinction during an interview on the Mic On Podcast, where he discussed the ideological positions of opposition politicians preparing for the election.
He described Obi and Atiku as belonging to what he called the “extreme conservative political wing”, while identifying himself with African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and Social Democratic Party candidate Adewole Adebayo as politicians of a left-centre orientation.
“Peter is very clear. He doesn’t have any problem with high petrol price. The only problem he has is how the proceeds are managed. He made himself very clear, so he does not belong. So don’t lump all of us together. We are not the same,” he said.
Olawepo-Hashim was referring to differences among opposition politicians over petrol subsidy and how savings from its removal should be managed.
He further said the ideological differences went beyond the political alliances being discussed ahead of the 2027 election.
“There are opposition members who are from the extreme conservative political wing. Peter and Atiku belong to that,” he said.
“There are opposition candidates who share the left-centre ideology, more welfarists, more sympathetic, more compassionate to the common people. Sowore, Adebayo and I belong to that. So we shouldn’t be lumped together.”
The Accord chieftain was subsequently asked whether he had entered into an alliance with Sowore and Adebayo.
He confirmed that the three politicians had reached an agreement, saying the pact was signed in Port Harcourt and made public.
“We already did. We signed it in Port Harcourt, and it was in the public space,” Olawepo-Hashim said.
Olawepo-Hashim has previously advocated a targeted subsidy system, arguing that subsidies should protect citizens and productive sectors while remaining transparent and accountable.
The politician has also criticised Atiku over his position on petrol subsidy, highlighting the policy differences he says separate him from other opposition figures ahead of the 2027 presidential contest.
