2027: OK Movement Questions Exclusion of Its Coordinators From NDC Campaign Council The Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement has questioned the grassroots capacity and electoral preparedness of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the party’s unveiling of its National Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. The movement’s Director-General, John Ughulu, criticised the timing of the
2027: Why Atiku Should Step Down for Peter Obi — Kwankwaso Rabiu Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has explained his call for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to abandon his presidential ambition in favour of the party’s candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 general election. Kwankwaso said his position was informed
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he has no personal disagreement with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, despite the political differences between Obi and the ADC’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Rhodes-Vivour stated this in an interview with BBC Igbo published on Monday, stressing that his
The decision by the Nigeria Democratic Congress to commence registration of support groups ahead of the election has caused fresh row between the party and some support groups backing its 2027 presidential ticket. The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement and the Kwankwassiya groups registered their disagreements in separate exclusive interviews with The PUNCH. The NDC had earlier, in
Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said he will withdraw his support for Peter Obi if the former Anambra State governor accepts a vice-presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections. Utomi, who has publicly backed Obi’s presidential ambition, said his support was specifically for the former governor to contest for the presidency and not
2027: OK Movement Rejects NDC Merger, Vows to Retain Structures The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, popularly known as the OK Movement, has rejected any attempt by the Nigeria Democratic Congress to absorb or take control of its organisational structures ahead of the 2027 general elections. The movement’s Director-General, John Ughulu, said on Wednesday that the organisation would
The Tinubu Must Go (TMG) movement has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore to set aside their individual ambitions and negotiate a single opposition candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The movement made the appeal
The Convener of the Tinubu Must Go (TMG) Movement, Barrister Hamza N. Dantani, has said the group is mobilising against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it described as the administration’s policies and governance record, urging Nigerians to use the 2027 general election to determine the President’s political future. Dantani, a human rights lawyer,
2027: Utomi Leads Talks With Atiku, Obi, Others on Single Opposition Candidate Professor Pat Utomi-led Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) is set to hold closed-door consultations with opposition presidential candidates and their party leaders as part of efforts to facilitate the emergence of a single candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The consultations are expected
The Anambra State Government says it is still servicing loans inherited from the administrations of former governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano, despite insisting that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has not obtained any commercial bank loan since assuming office. The state Commissioner for Finance, Izuchukwu Okafor, disclosed this during an episode of the Ndi Anambra podcast