OK Movement rejects NDC validation need for its Abuja-launched campaign council
OK Movement insists it operates independently of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) approval, rejecting claims it needs validation from party officials. National Secretary Saadatu Sani stated the movement doesn't require personal approval from any individual to exercise its functions, responding to NDC Chairman Moses Cleopas' comments about their 59-member presidential campaign council unveiled Thursday with John Ughulu as director-general.
The OK Movement, supporting Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso as NDC's presidential candidates, claims 2.5 million registered members nationwide and emphasizes its grassroots independence while affirming it will support NDC candidates where resolved. NDC dissociated itself from the council Saturday, calling for public disregard.
Sani clarified the movement seeks no political appointments within NDC as condition for support, describing itself as a long-term organization with philosophy and structure beyond election cycles. 'We speak for Nigerians demanding better governance,' she said, adding the movement will defend members' integrity without engaging in defamation.
Does this public assertion of independence signal strengthening of the OK Movement's role within the opposition, or does it risk fracturing the NDC coalition ahead of 2027 elections?