The national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has declared that no individual does the party a favor by running as its presidential candidate.
Speaking Wednesday on Arise Television, Dickson dismissed claims that the NDC owes gratitude to its 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, or any other political figure for aligning with the platform. He emphasized that the party remains an institution greater than any individual ambition.
“Don’t make it look like anyone is doing NDC a favour. No one is. Rather, the NDC and I and my colleagues are doing people a favour by granting our platform.”
The former Bayelsa governor urged Obi’s supporters to stop attacking the party or its leaders, noting that such actions undermine the political vehicle carrying their preferred candidate.
“If you are genuinely supporting Peter Obi and you are disparaging me, the leader, or the platform itself. That is nonsensical,” he said.
According to the party leader, NDC has demonstrated confidence in Obi by adopting him as its sole presidential candidate and selecting a vice-presidential candidate without internal disputes.
“Nobody paid shishi. So, if a presidential candidate didn’t pay shishi to be made the sole presidential candidate and sole vice-presidential candidate, that same party cannot be the one saying that small people are underprivileged,” he said
He argued that he could have also ran as the party’s presidential candidate but he had to step back for Obi.
“I could have run. There’s no one more qualified than me. There’s no one more qualified than me to run for presidential candidate. None,” he stressed