...exudes confidence in Peter Obi’s victory come 2027
Adebayo Adenrele
The Ekiti State Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Musa Arogundade, has dismissed rumours making the round that he has resigned his position, describing the claim as baseless and untrue.
Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Arogundade said he remained the duly appointed chairman of the NDC in Ekiti State and had no reason to relinquish the position.
The state chairman said he was appointed during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), meeting in May 2026, adding that there was no development warranting his resignation from office.
Arogundade acknowledged that disagreements were not unusual in political parties, noting that political organisations could experience internal differences and crises without necessarily leading to a breakdown of their structures.
He therefore appealed to members of the NDC in the state to remain calm, insisting that there was no rift between him and the party leadership.
The chairman expressed optimism that the NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi would win the forthcoming 2027 general poll, saying the party would work collectively to secure victory for other candidates at both the national and state levels.
His words, “I just want to debunk the rumour that is circulating in the media that I, Honourable Musa Arogundade, resigned my appointment as the State Chairman of NDC in Ekiti State.
“I have been duly appointed by the leaders and the stakeholders of the party in May, this year, and I don’t see anything. Every political party has differences. They have their internal crisis. I just want to plead with every member of NDC that there is no issue at all between me and the leaders of the party.
“The leadership of the party and I, and my state executive members, we are working together for the progress of the party. By God’s grace, come January 2027, our party will try on and we will succeed in the coming general election.
“Our presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, will, by God’s grace, win as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, while the council will be the Vice President, by God’s grace, and all our candidates in the state. We pray and we will work so that we can succeed in the coming general election. It’s as simple as that.
“In politics, many things can happen. So, the leaders, the national leaders of the party, if I want to resign, I will send my resignation letter to the national bodies of the party because I was inaugurated at the national party, the national secretariat, during the last NEC meeting.
“So, if I want to resign, I will have paid my signature and I will submit it to the national body of the party, not individual, not individual in the party”.
