The OK Movement, a political organisation campaigning for the joint presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has rejected proposals to merge with any external political group ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The movement, comprising members of the Obidient Movement and Kwankwasiyya, also opposed reported attempts to remove its founder and Director-General, John Ughulu.
These decisions were announced in a communiqué jointly signed by the group’s convener, Ladipo Johnson, and national secretary, Sadaatu Sani, following a national leadership summit in Abuja.
The meeting brought together national officers, state coordinators and grassroots mobilisers from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the leadership, the OK Movement will retain its independent identity while collaborating with organisations that share its political objectives. Johnson warned that merging the group into another political body could disrupt its programmes and weaken the grassroots network it had developed across the country.
The movement also reaffirmed its confidence in Ughulu, stating that its ward-level structure was largely built through his leadership, credibility and relationship with volunteers.
Leaders at the summit cautioned that removing the Director-General or surrendering the group’s independence could cause grassroots supporters to withdraw from the organisation.
As part of efforts to resolve internal disagreements, the leadership invited Ms Jacky Wayas to return as Director of Strategic Implementation and Planning under Ughulu’s leadership.
Prince Suleiman Abubakar was also appointed Deputy Director-General for the North following the resignation of Ambassador Muhammad Auwal Musa.
After the summit, representatives of the movement visited Kwankwaso at his Abuja residence to brief him on the resolutions. They also met Alhaji Buba Galadima, chairman of the movement’s Advisory Council.
Galadima reportedly encouraged the leaders to maintain unity and preserve the organisation’s independence. He also advised against merging the movement with the Nigeria Democratic Congress, regardless of claims that such an arrangement would improve operational efficiency.
The OK Movement maintained that the decisions freely expressed by its grassroots members must be respected as political negotiations and opposition realignments intensify ahead of the 2027 elections.
The development follows reports of internal divisions within the organisation, including a leadership dispute that resulted in allegations and rival claims to its leadership.
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