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National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has clarified that he is not affiliated with either the Obidient or Kwankwasiyya political support groups ahead of the 2027 general election.
Dickson made the clarification during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Wednesday while discussing the relationship between the NDC and the support bases of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The former Bayelsa State governor said his political allegiance was solely to the NDC, despite the close relationship between the party and the two support groups.
“I’m not a member of Kwankwasiyya. I’m not a member of Obedient. I am NDC,” Dickson said.
He explained that the Obidient and Kwankwasiyya movements remained independent groups with the constitutional right to operate separately, but noted that their respective principals are now the NDC’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election.
“Kwankwasiyya has a right to be on its own under the constitution, and same for the Obedient group. Their principals are our candidates, presidential candidate and running-mate,” he said.
According to Dickson, the NDC had moved beyond internal disagreements after resolving its issues surrounding the party’s choice of candidates.
He said the party’s immediate priority was now to mobilise support and secure victory at the 2027 polls.
“There are no internal battles to fight in the NDC. We have decided candidature. The next stage of the battle, strategically, is to win the election,” Dickson said.
He urged members of the NDC and supporters associated with Obi and Kwankwaso to concentrate on taking the party’s message to Nigerians rather than engaging in disagreements among themselves.
Dickson also described the relationship between the NDC, Obi and Kwankwaso as one that had developed over several years, saying the politicians had crossed paths in different political formations.
“I have held several meetings and even before now, we used to meet over the years. We have been colleagues, partners and friends, sometimes in the same camp, in the same party, other times, but always meeting,” he said.
The NDC national leader maintained that the party’s overriding objective was to win the 2027 presidential election and urged the various support groups linked to its candidates to work towards that common goal.
“We have a partnership that is committed to winning the next elections. That is the most important thing,” Dickson said.
