The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has announced Esther Okereke, the Nigerian actress and producer, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.
Okereke was elected on Friday through consensus at the party’s primary poll in Abuja.
Speaking at the event, Chinedu Obi, NRM national chairman, said only Okereke scaled the party’s screening process and met the prescribed requirements.
“While some aspirants were unable to satisfy the requirements established by our screening process, their participation enriched our democratic culture and strengthened our internal processes,” he said.
“I congratulate each of them for their courage, commitment, and belief in the mission of national rescue. Their contributions remain valuable to our collective journey.
“We appreciate the diaspora’s interest in rebuilding Nigeria, and we believe that our partnership and resolve will rebuild and restore the dignity of the once-giant of Africa.”
Okereke said if elected president, she would implement her framework for national rebirth, anchored in education, energy, economic renaissance, security, social welfare, sustainable development, technology, transparency, and transformation, housing, healthcare, human capital development, entrepreneurship, enterprise development, and employment
creation, restitution, reorientation, and recovery.
“The NRM positions itself as a generational vanguard. By mobilising the youths, championing ethical leadership, and advocating for structural re-engineering, the movement seeks to transition Nigeria from a state of survival to one of sustainable development,” she said.
Okereke said the party believes that “true national rescue” cannot occur without a generational and gender-balanced shift in power, and the establishment of a governance model built on equity, accountability, and sustainable development. Thecable
