Peter Obi Meets NDC Leadership Over Post-Primary Election Bickering

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on Friday, met behind closed-door with the national leader of the party, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to iron out recent issues that have been a ‘source of concern’ to all sides, with aim of amicably resolving all the issues.

LEADERSHIP reports that NDC had been enmeshed in intra-party crises and bickering over the fallout of the recent primary elections of the party ahead 2027 general election.

The meeting, which lasted about three hours, was disclosed by Senator Dickson on his verified Facebook page on Friday evening shortly after the gathering. The NDC national leader acknowledged that, in the course of the meeting, a few issues had arisen, and that they had agreed on how to handle them moving forward.

He, therefore, called on party members to stop further bickering and name-calling and focus on the bigger picture of wrestling power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2027 elections.

“I just received my brother, colleague, and partner in the New Nigerian Project, His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi, CON, our presidential candidate, who, together with some distinguished leaders of our party, held a closed-door meeting which lasted about three hours.

“In the course of that meeting, we reviewed the activities of our party and discussed a few recent issues that have been a source of concern to all sides, and we amicably resolved all the issues

“We have always been on the same page on the bigger picture, i.e., winning the elections for all candidates of our party and rescuing Nigeria from the misgovernance of the APC-led government. However, a few issues have arisen, and we have agreed on how to handle them moving forward.

“I want to use this opportunity again to call on all members of our party to stop the bickering and name-calling and focus on the bigger picture. Both His Excellency Peter Obi and I, as well as other leaders and stakeholders of our party, will continue to consult and engage with one another to address and resolve concerns, strengthen the unity and cohesion of our party, and ensure that we remain focused on our shared mission of rescuing Nigeria and building a better future for all,” Dickson stated.