Presidential candidate of the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, declaring that the President lacks the capacity, competence and energy to govern Nigeria.
Obi spoke on Monday, October 27, 2026, at a dinner in Abuja where the NDC presented certificates of return to its candidates for the 2027 general elections.
According to the former Anambra governor, Nigeria is collapsing under Tinubu and Nigerians are desperate for new leadership.
> “Everything is collapsing. Nigerians are looking for new leadership… President Tinubu has led a government that lacks competence, capacity, compassion and commitment. Above all, President Tinubu does not have the energy that can solve power for Nigeria today. And he must go. He needs to go home,” Obi said.
Obi also issued a stern warning ahead of the 2027 polls, vowing that his party would resist any attempt to rig the election.
> “If anybody rigs 2027, we will rig him. We want a free, fair and credible election… Humility is not weakness,” he warned.
At the party’s National Executive Committee meeting, National Chairman Moses Cleopas warned members against anti-party activities, insisting that supporters of the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket must support the party from top to bottom to secure majority in the National Assembly.
National Leader Seriake Dickson said NDC was formed to stop Nigeria from becoming a one-party state, accusing the APC of failing on security, corruption and economy since 2015.
The party also disclosed it generated N8.53 billion in 8 months, with N6.13 billion still in its coffers, and inaugurated its new national secretariat in Jabi, Abuja.
The NDC Campaign Council was unveiled with Dickson as Chairman, Obi as co-Chairman, and Rabiu Kwankwaso as co-Vice Chairman. Other members include Babachir Lawal, Ovie Omo-Agege, Pat Utomi and Buba Galadima.
Meanwhile, the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement mocked the NDC for inaugurating its campaign council less than 3 months to the election, questioning its grassroots structure.
“With less than three months to the general elections, they are only just announcing their Presidential Campaign Council. What exactly have they been doing all this time?” said OK Movement DG John Ughulu.
The NDC was registered by INEC on February 5, 2026, following a court order, and is positioning itself as the major opposition platform for 2027.
