National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has said he does not belong to either the Obidient or Kwankwasiyya political support groups, insisting that his allegiance is to the NDC.
Dickson made the clarification during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Wednesday, while speaking on the relationship between the party and the support bases of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.
“I’m not a member of Kwankwasiyya. I’m not a member of Obedient. I am NDC,” Dickson said.
He said although the Obidient and Kwankwasiyya groups have their distinct identities and are free to operate independently, their principals are the NDC’s candidates for the 2027 presidential 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 has already resolved its internal issues by deciding its candidates and is now focused on winning the 2027 election.
“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,” he said.
He added that the party expected all its supporters and members of the various groups associated with its candidates to take their campaigns to Nigerians rather than engage in internal disputes.
Dickson said the NDC’s relationship with Obi and Kwankwaso was not new, noting that they had worked together in different political settings over the years.
“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.
He described the party’s overriding objective as securing victory in the 2027 election, saying the different political groups supporting Obi and Kwankwaso should unite around that goal.
