By Ayorinde Oluokun
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has disowned a purported Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) recently announced by the “OK Movement,”, a group of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential and vice presidential candidate of the party for the 2027 election.
The OK Movement had earlier in the week unveiled a 59-member campaign council to champion the campaign of Obi and Kwankwaso for then 2027 presidential election.
The group also announced zonal and state coordinators for the PCC.
But NDC, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses on Saturday warned that the setting up of the OK Movement PCC was not authorised by the party.
Moses added that the announcement, attributed to John Ugulu, did not originate from the party and should be disregarded by the public and the media.
The NDC Chairman insisted that only the party leadership has the authority to constitute and announce a Presidential Campaign Council.
He was also emphatic that no individual, candidate or support group was authorised to announce or establish any campaign council, structure or organ in the party’s name without prior approval from the National Working Committee.
While acknowledging the contributions of support groups, the NDC cautioned them against operating as alternative or parallel structures to the party.
The party also urged members and support groups with grievances to use its internal channels rather than publicly attacking the organisation.
Ugulu referred to disciplinary organ
Mose said Ugulu had been referred to the appropriate disciplinary organ of the party.
He accused Ugulu of “excesses” during the Lagos State primary election and repeated disregard for party authority as reasons for the disciplinary action. �
However, Moses added in the statement that the NDC remained committed to an issue-based campaign and its stated objective of building what it described as “a New Nigeria that is Possible.”
