NDC North-West Officials Consider Mass Resignation Over Ticket Allocation
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is facing a fresh internal dispute as senior officials in the North-West region signal their intention to quit the party.
The disagreement centres on the party’s vice‑presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, who is accused of exerting excessive influence over the selection of candidates for the 2027 general elections, particularly in Kano State.
According to a report by Peoples Gazette, members of the NDC executive committee in the North-West are contemplating resignations after months of failed attempts to reconcile competing political blocs.
Presidential candidate Peter Obi and National Chairman Seriake Dickson have reportedly been briefed on the developing crisis.
Sources within the party claim the planned resignations could begin as early as this week, with figures such as NDC North‑West Vice‑Chairman Mohammed Rabiu Serina and Kano State Chairman Hussaini Isa Mariga among those weighing their political futures.
The aggrieved officials allege that Kwankwaso has refused to allow other executives to recommend aspirants for elective positions, instead nominating candidates of his choice for every post, from the Kano State House of Assembly to federal offices.
The report further claims that Kwankwaso secured all 40 Kano State House of Assembly tickets for his political allies, and that some of his associates also obtained tickets in the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), a move interpreted by insiders as an effort to maintain alternative political options ahead of the election.
Serina, however, stated he was still considering his options and did not explicitly confirm a resignation from the NDC. Kwankwaso has not publicly responded to the allegations as of the time of the report.
The crisis emerges months after the NDC gained traction as a growing political platform following Obi’s emergence as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election, in which he is expected to face President Bola Tinubu and former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Party sources say Dickson has attempted to mediate between the aggrieved North‑West officials, particularly Serina and Mariga, who played key roles in building the NDC’s structure in the region before Kwankwaso joined the party.
One unnamed official remarked, “Mr Kwankwaso was invited into the party, but now he wants to take everything away from the people who laboured to make the party formidable in the North‑West…We’re seeing this as a sabotage.”
