- Fresh crisis has hit the OK Movement, a joint political support platform for presidential aspirant Peter Obi and former Kano Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, following conflicting leadership appointments and factional claims.
- Disagreements escalated after Jackie Wayas declared Peter Ameh as National Director-General, prompting pushback from rival faction leader John Ughulu, who insists he remains the legitimate DG and has relieved dissenting officials of their roles.
- Media representatives and political stakeholders, including Ladipo Johnson and Yunusa Tanko, have downplayed the crisis as internal friction, urging members to maintain focus on building a formidable opposition front for the 2027 presidential election.
Fresh internal friction has emerged within the OK Movement, a major political coalition established to mobilize support for the joint presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the ongoing dispute flared up following the public announcement of former Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Chairman, Peter Ameh, as the movement’s new National Director-General.
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The announcement, signed by Jackie Wayas under the title of National Convener, claimed that the appointment was unanimously ratified by the group’s steering committee.
However, the appointment sparked immediate pushback from rival leaders within the organization. John Ughulu, who maintains that he remains the substantive Director-General of the OK Movement, dismissed the announcement and declared that key members of the rival faction had previously been relieved of their operational duties.
Ughulu revealed that the coalition was initially structured as a long-term political platform, adding that Peter Obi had personally appealed to key stakeholders to resolve their differences internally without airing grievances in the media.
Addressing the media backlash, former movement spokesman Justin Ijeh noted that while leadership disagreements are inevitable in expanding political coalitions, public spats risk undermining the group’s core electoral mandate.
Similarly, former New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) spokesman Ladipo Johnson acknowledged the friction during a recent broadcast appearance, characterizing the situation as an unnecessary distraction that top leaders are actively working to resolve.
Meanwhile, leaders of the broader Obidient Movement have clarified that the internal issues within support groups do not affect their overall organizational structure.
Dr. Yunusa Tanko, National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, dismissed rumors of structural fractures or financial impropriety as false narratives engineered by political opponents, reassuring supporters that opposition alignment strategies remain on track.
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