Just in: Peter Obi formally dumps Labour party for ADC

Joseph Irikefe

The presidential standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has officially dumped the LP.

He had thrown his significant weight behind the 2027 Opposition Coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu.

The coalition has just adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its new platform.

Obi said that the decision was not taken lightly.

Reacting in a statement on his 𝕏 handle on Thursday morning, perhaps in response to LP’s 48-hour ultimatum to resign, Peter Obi said the coalition’s commitment was to sacrifice and work together towards the 2027 General Elections.

He said the coalition would ensure that Nigeria got a competent, capable, and compassionate leadership.

According to the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), the decision to adopt the ADC came from deep reflection on “where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward.”

His statement read: “Yesterday, the coalition members formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 Nigeria General Elections with Distinguished Senator David Mark serving as the National Chairman and H.E. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola serving as the National Secretary.

“Our commitment is to sacrifice and work together towards the 2027 General Elections, ensuring that Nigeria gets a competent, capable, and compassionate leadership that will prioritise the nation’s future by putting the welfare of Nigerians first.

“This decision was not made lightly. It comes from deep reflection on where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward.

“No one group can change Nigeria alone. To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy.”