OK Movement Demands Apology from NDC, Rejects Intimidation

The OK Movement has demanded an apology from the National Democratic Congress, NDC, while rejecting what it described as intimidation and pressure.

The movement’s demand comes amid political disagreements, with the group insisting on its position and calling for respect for its members and supporters.

The disagreement followed the NDC’s decision to distance itself from a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council unveiled by the OK Movement to mobilise support for Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.

NDC National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, said the campaign council was not authorised by the party and warned that campaign structures could not be established in the party’s name without approval from its National Working Committee.

In response, OK Movement National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, demanded that Cleopas withdraw statements the movement considered defamatory and apologise to the organisation and its Director-General, John Ughulu.

Sani maintained that the OK Movement was an independent political organisation with its own leadership, structure and internal processes. She said the group would continue to support Obi, Kwankwaso and NDC candidates in areas where the movement resolved to campaign for them, without becoming a subordinate structure of the party.

The movement also rejected intimidation and personal attacks, stating that it would continue to defend its members and uphold its organisational principles.