The Obidient-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement says it does not require the approval of any individual within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) before exercising its legitimate organisational functions in accordance with established processes.
In a statement on Sunday, Saadatu Sani, OK Movement national
secretary, faulted the party’s rejection of the 59-member presidential campaign
council set up by the Obi-Kwankwaso supporters.
OK movement is a political group supporting Peter Obi, NDC
presidential candidate and Rabiu Kwankwaso, his running mate for the 2027
election.
On Thursday, the group unveiled the campaign council, with
John Ughulu appointed as national director-general and Sani as national
secretary.
However, in a statement issued on Saturday, Cleopas Moses,
NDC national chairman, dissociated the opposition party from the purported
presidential campaign council, and called on the public to disregard it.
Moses noted that the party’s candidates were subject to the
authority and discipline of the NDC, adding that only its leadership could
constitute and announce a presidential campaign council.
Sani urged NDC national chairman to familiarise himself with
the party’s constitution before making unguided assertions.
She said while the movement recognises the supremacy of
political parties within constitutional and statutory spheres, it remains an
independent organisation with its leadership and internal processes.
She insisted that the movement would campaign for the NDC
presidential and vice-presidential candidates, as well as other party
candidates where it had resolved to support them.
“The OK Movement does not require the personal validation or
approval of any individual before exercising its legitimate organisational
functions in accordance with established processes,” she said.
Sani said the movement was established from the grassroots
and did not depend on sponsorship from any individual or political office
holder for its activities.
She further stated that the movement was not seeking
political appointments or positions within the NDC as a condition for its
support, saying its principles remained guiding values.
Sani said the movement had developed a nationwide grassroots
structure, with internal membership records indicating approximately 2.5
million registered members and coordinators, supported by relevant data.
According to her, OK Movement is not a temporary support
group created for an election cycle, but an organisation with philosophy,
structure and long-term vision.
“We speak for Nigerians who are demanding a better political
system, economic opportunity, accountability and a government that places
citizens at the centre,” she said.
Sani also responded to allegations concerning Ughulu and his
alleged involvement in the Lagos state primaries, saying the matter deserved
clarification.
She said the movement would continue to defend members
whenever their integrity was being questioned, while maintaining that it would
not engage in personal insults or defamatory exchanges.
Sani called on the NDC national chairman to withdraw
statements considered defamatory and tender an apology to the OK Movement and
Ughulu.
“The OK Movement will not compromise its standards. The OK
Movement will not surrender its independence. The OK Movement will not be
intimidated,” she added.
Sani stated that the movement’s principles remained
non-negotiable, stressing that its focus was on organisational values,
independence, accountability and long-term objectives for Nigeria.
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