Presidential campaign council: We don’t need your validation, OK Movement tells NDC

The Obidient-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement says it does not require the personal validation or approval of any individual within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) before exercising its legitimate organisational functions in accordance with established processes.

The ‌⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌OK Movement National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, said this in a statement issued on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

Sani rejected a statement credited to the party’s National Chairman, Moses Cleopas, urging him to familiarise himself with NDC’s constitution before making assertions.

The OK Movement had, on Thursday, unveiled a 59-member presidential campaign council, with John Ughulu as National Director-General and Saadatu Sani as National Secretary.

However, NDC, in a statement issued on Saturday, dissociated itself from the presidential campaign council, calling on the public to disregard it.

Sani, in her statement, said the Movement recognised the supremacy of political parties within constitutional and statutory spheres, but maintained that it remained an independent organisation with its leadership and internal processes.

Sani stressed 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.

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“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 in the NDC as a condition for its support, saying its principles remained guiding values.

“We speak for Nigerians who are demanding a better political system, economic opportunity, accountability and a government that places citizens at the centre,” 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.