Plateau NDC gov'ship disaster: Peter Obi accused of taking sides

A chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, in Plateau State, Comrade Iliya Abdullahi, has accused the social gathering’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of taking sides within the lingering dispute over the social gathering’s governorship ticket within the state.

Abdullahi questioned Obi’s perceived closeness to Alfred Ali Dapal, whose emergence as a governorship aspirant has reportedly heightened divisions inside the social gathering, whereas the social gathering’s recognised candidate, Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns, allegedly struggles to obtain comparable help.

The NDC governorship ticket dispute in Plateau State centres on Dapal and Akuns, with each side laying declare to the social gathering’s mandate forward of the forthcoming election.

Dapal, who beforehand contested the Plateau State governorship major of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, reportedly left the social gathering following its extended inside disaster and joined the NDC.

However, his entry into the NDC was adopted by one other controversy over the social gathering’s governorship nomination. On September 15, 2026, the Plateau State NDC Chairman, Solomon Ndam, reportedly declared Dapal the social gathering’s most popular candidate after a substitution major.

The improvement additional sophisticated the state of affairs, as Dapal reportedly instituted authorized proceedings difficult Akuns’ declare to the governorship ticket.

Akuns, alternatively, has reportedly acquired repeated recognition from the NDC National Chairman because the social gathering’s reputable governorship candidate in Plateau State.

Reacting to the disagreement, Abdullahi questioned how a political social gathering in search of to determine itself as a reputable various to the present political institution might turn out to be embroiled in an inside dispute that threatens its credibility and unity.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja, the NDC chieftain expressed concern over what he described as Obi’s obvious affiliation with Dapal, regardless of the continued disagreement over the social gathering’s recognised candidate.

He argued that Obi’s perceived place might undermine the social gathering’s inside construction and weaken the standing of Akuns, who he stated had repeatedly been recognised by the nationwide management.

“The question Peter Obi must answer is simple: Why is he being friendly with someone whose political actions and insistence on the NDC ticket are contributing to the destruction of the party’s structure in Plateau State? Why is he seemingly pushing away the official candidate whom the National Chairman has repeatedly identified as the only recognised candidate of the NDC in Plateau State?

“Is this actually the type of political judgement anticipated from a presidential candidate who has persistently preached integrity, due course of, institutional self-discipline and a brand new political tradition?” Abdullahi asked.

He also questioned Dapal’s decision to pursue the NDC governorship ticket after previously contesting the PDP primary, insisting that the circumstances surrounding his departure from the former party required clarification.

“More importantly, why is Alfred Dapal so determined to acquire the NDC governorship ticket? He contested the PDP governorship major in May 2026 and misplaced. Why did he not pursue his grievance inside the PDP or struggle for the ticket he misplaced there?

“Why abandon that political platform and suddenly become so invested in the NDC, a party whose membership, internal procedures and nomination processes he must necessarily satisfy before seeking its ticket?” he added.

However, Obi has reportedly maintained that he doesn’t ordinarily intervene within the inside political affairs chapters of the social gathering.

Similar disagreements have reportedly emerged in Akwa Ibom, Delta and Anambra states, the place Obi has additionally avoided direct intervention in state-level social gathering disputes.

The controversy in Plateau State subsequently raises additional questions in regards to the NDC’s inside dispute-resolution course of and the social gathering’s potential to resolve competing claims to its governorship ticket forward of the election.