Activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, member, Aisha Yesufu, has urged her supporters to only concentrate on how the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will win the 2027 election and be sworn into office.

Yesufu made the remark in a message to her supporters on Thursday.

Posting on X, Yesufu wrote: “My dear supporters, remember, we have moved on and focused on the bigger picture.

“Any conversation that is not about the 2027 presidential election and how to get Peter Obi @PeterObi elected and sworn into office, please ignore.

“After the 2027 General Elections we will have the luxury to respond if it is worth our time. For now we will continue with our tunnel vision on the presidential election.”

Yesufu, a staunch supporter of Obi had lost out in the NDC’s primary for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, senatorial seat.

Factional presidential candidate Accord Party in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, Chris Imumolen, has denied pledging allegiance to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.

Featuring in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Day Break’ on Thursday, Imumolen said he has no issue with anyone aspiring to any political office.

He noted that he only wants the party’s rightful membership and structure to be restored through the proper legal process before the court.

“I have not pledged any personal allegiance to Governor Adeleke.I have no issue with anyone aspiring to political office.

“My only concern is ensuring that the right process is followed in Accord, so the party does not produce a governor who could lose office over irregularities.

“Accord does not produce a governor who would eventually lose the seat because of some inappropriate process which have brought the person in.

“I’m only trying to make sure that the chairmanship position of Accord, which I rightfully won is gotten back through the right process, which is the court,” he said.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, says its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will not sign the party’s newly introduced anti-defection oath.

The party’s national spokesman, Ikenna Enekweizu, revealed this on Wednesday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.

Enekweizu defended the legality of the measure, noting that political parties function as voluntary associations and their members are strictly bound by internal rules and constitutional provisions.

He also dismissed criticisms that the oath violates the country’s ground norm, stressing that the requirement to sign the affidavit is fully backed by the NDC constitution.

According to him, the party leadership has chosen to exercise administrative discretion to excuse its top two standard-bearers from the mandate.

“The constitution says everybody running under the platform of the party has to sign, but the party has taken the administrative decision that those required to sign in this instance do not include the presidential candidate and his vice,” Enekweizu stated.

The party’s mouthpiece further stated that the primary target of the defensive policy is not the executive branch, but rather lawmakers who secure seats under the party’s umbrella only to defect to rival political movements shortly after taking office.

“Our main focus is not the governor; it’s not the president, it’s the national and state assembly members elected on the platform of our party,” he added.

According to him, the NDC is committed to building a lasting, durable political institution and will actively prevent politicians from exploiting the platform merely as a temporary stepping stone to public office.

DAILY POST recalls that the party recently rolled out the policy to curb the rising trend of elected officials abandoning their sponsoring platforms, which leaders argue weakens political organizations and damages voter confidence.