FULL LIST: Peter Obi’s ally Ibrahim Abdulkarim named DG as NDC unveils campaign council

The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement has criticized the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for its unveiling of the National Campaign Council, raising questions about the party's readiness for the 2027 general elections. The movement's Director-General, John Ughulu, argued that the NDC had waited too long to organize its campaign machinery, warning that political ambition without effective grassroots mobilization and coordination would not guarantee electoral victory.

Ughulu stated that the OK Movement had done the necessary groundwork while others were still organizing, predicting that some of those appointed to the NDC council might seek its support and mobilization network. He criticized the list, stating that 90% of the people on it would likely come to the OK Movement to beg for the very structure they had failed to build themselves.

The controversy stems from escalating disagreements between the NDC and the OK Movement over the latter's organizational independence and its role in the campaign for the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso. The NDC named Senator Seriake Dickson as the chairman of its National Campaign Council, with Obi as co-chairman, while the OK Movement's state, local government, and ward coordinators were notably absent from the NDC's appointments.