2027: Peter Obi, Dickson meet Lagos NDC governorship candidate, others

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and the national leader of the party, Seriake Dickson on Friday met with the Lagos State governorship candidate, Funso Doherty, and other members from the state.

Dickson disclosed this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Friday.

He said the team came to brief the leadership and review the state of the party in Lagos, especially its preparations for the campaigns and the forthcoming 2027 general elections.

He expressed gratitude for the level of unity, commitment and cooperation demonstrated by the party’s candidates and stakeholders in the state.

The former Bayelsa State governor said he and Peter Obi encouraged them to keep the flag flying and stressed the importance of oneness, unity of purpose and collective support for all candidates of the party.

According to him, the Lagos State team will continue with the ongoing consultations, reconciliation and engagement with all interest groups and individuals within the party at all levels.

Dickson further stated that the engagements were important for strengthening their unity, resolving areas of concern and ensuring that they go into the campaigns as one united and formidable team.

“This evening, I met with our party’s gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Mr Funso Doherty, the Zonal Vice Chairman, South West, the Lagos State Chairman of our party, as well as other senior party officials, candidates and stakeholders from the state.

“It was also my pleasure to receive our party’s presidential candidate, His Excellency Peter Obi, who later joined the meeting. We were therefore briefed together and participated in discussions on the state of our preparedness in Lagos State.

“We must continue to work together as one family, putting the interests of the party and, ultimately, the Nigerian people above individual interests,” he tweeted.