NDC’s Activism Drama: Party Spokesperson Wants ‘Content Creators’ Shown the Political Exit Door

The New Democratic Congress (NDC) has found itself at the centre of a fresh political-media drama after its spokesperson, Theo Agada, called on the party leadership to remove what he described as “opportunistic content creators masquerading as activists” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Agada’s comments followed a viral video attributed to Flag Boy NG, showing political materials associated with Peter Obi and the NDC being removed and set ablaze. While the circumstances behind the stunt remain unclear, the episode has added another curious chapter to Nigeria’s increasingly theatrical pre-election politics. The wider political significance is difficult to ignore: Peter Obi is now the NDC’s 2027 presidential candidate, while the party has completed its candidate-upload process with INEC.

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According to the material provided to OGM News NG, Agada reacted to the video by accusing some political content creators of turning activism into a personal enterprise. He questioned why individuals who supposedly operate independent movements would become embroiled in leadership struggles if their motivation was not connected to campaign donations. In classic Nigerian political fashion, a debate about ideology has therefore wandered into the territory of social-media influence, personalities, loyalties and, apparently, burning political merchandise.

The Flag Boy NG video has attracted online reactions, with viewers interpreting the removal and destruction of the political materials in different ways. Some saw it as an apparent rejection of the NDC and the political movement surrounding Obi, while others treated it as another episode in the increasingly dramatic relationship between political activism and online celebrity. Importantly, the available material does not independently establish that the video represents a formal withdrawal from the NDC or the Obi movement.

The controversy comes as the 2027 presidential contest becomes increasingly defined by competing political structures and highly active online supporters. Obi has emerged as the NDC presidential candidate, and recent reporting places him among the major opposition figures expected to shape the presidential contest alongside President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar.

That makes Agada’s warning more than an ordinary social-media quarrel. Political parties increasingly depend on digital campaigns, influencers and grassroots online communities to mobilise supporters, but the same environment can make personal disagreements look like political earthquakes. For the NDC, the question now is whether its online ecosystem can remain focused on the 2027 campaign—or whether every deleted post, abandoned shirt, raised flag and flaming campaign prop will become another episode in the opposition’s growing political soap opera.

The episode ultimately highlights a broader challenge confronting modern political movements: activism can mobilise voters, but when personal influence becomes inseparable from political loyalty, the boundary between genuine advocacy and content-driven politics becomes increasingly difficult to define. With the 2027 race gathering momentum, OGM News NG will continue to watch whether this latest dispute fades as a social-media spectacle or develops into a deeper disagreement within the NDC’s support structure.