2027: OK Movement Dares Dickson, Rejects NDC’s Bid To Absorb Its Structure

The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, popularly known as the OK Movement, has drawn a battle line with the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) over the control of its political structures ahead of the 2027 general election.

The movement’s Director-General, John Ughulu, on Wednesday declared that the group would neither collapse nor surrender its structures to the NDC or any other political organisation.

Ughulu’s position followed comments by NDC National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, on the role of support groups within the party’s 2027 campaign.

Dickson had argued that political support groups should complement the party’s structures rather than compete with the party or operate as parallel structures.

But Ughulu rejected the position, insisting that the OK Movement would retain its organisational structures at the national, state, local government and ward levels.

He said the movement would not allow its established structures to be absorbed by the NDC, signalling a potential clash over the coordination of grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 election.

The OK Movement, which derives its name from the political alliance around Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, maintained that its organisational identity and structures remained distinct.

Ughulu’s declaration comes as political groups and parties intensify efforts to consolidate grassroots structures ahead of the 2027 election, with the relationship between established political parties and support movements emerging as a key issue in opposition mobilisation.