The Obi-Kwankwaso political movement has been thrown into mourning following the death of its Rivers State coordinator, barely weeks after the group inaugurated its grassroots structure across the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The deceased, whose identity was not immediately disclosed in the reports announcing her death, was said to have died on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
News of the death emerged on social media, with a supporter of former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, announcing that the Rivers coordinator of the OK Movement had “gone to meet her maker.”
The development has attracted a condolence message from the NDC, which described the deceased as one of those committed to the movement’s aspiration for a better Nigeria.
The party said the dream for a functional Nigeria which she worked for would not be abandoned despite her death.
Her death comes at a critical stage in the development of the OK Movement, which has been expanding its structures across Rivers State and other parts of the country in preparation for the 2027 presidential election.
The Rivers chapter was formally inaugurated in August, with the movement unveiling executives covering the state’s local government areas and wards as part of its grassroots mobilisation strategy.
At the inauguration, the movement said its objective was to move beyond rallies and social media activities by establishing a network capable of reaching communities and voters at the grassroots.
The development also comes shortly after the movement announced a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council comprising zonal and state coordinators to drive its mobilisation for the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket.
The Rivers chapter forms part of the South-South structure of the movement, which also covers Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states.
While the death has been publicly confirmed by political associates, details concerning the cause and circumstances of the coordinator’s death were not immediately available as of the time of filing this report.
The OK Movement emerged in April as a political support platform around the presidential aspirations of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and has since expanded its organisational structures ahead of the 2027 elections.
The movement has presented its campaign as a grassroots effort aimed at mobilising voters around its call for political change, accountable leadership and national renewal.
The death of the Rivers coordinator therefore leaves a gap in a state where the movement has been investing in building its grassroots machinery ahead of the election.
The NDC, in its reaction, expressed condolences to the deceased’s family, friends and political associates, while maintaining that her commitment to the quest for a better Nigeria would continue to inspire the movement.
