- Safiu Kehinde
The 2023 Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained reasons behind the National Opposition Coalition Group’s adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 General election.
NPO Reported that the group had yesterday formally adopted the ADC as a coalition party with Obi making a rather surprise appearance at the event held Abuja barely two days after ruling himself out of a possible coalition joint ticket.
Prior to the event, the former Anambra state governor was spotted at the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s residence the duo had lunch with other factional members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
While his appearance at the event had raised several eyebrows, Obi in a post on his X handle on Thursday gave reasons for the coalition’s adoption of the ADC.
Obi cited the group’s commitment to sacrifice and zeal work together towards the 2027 General Elections for the emergence of a competent and compassionate leader, as reason for the ADC coalition party.
He further explained that the decision came from deep reflection on Nigeria’s situation and the determination to dismantle the structures put in place by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration which, according to him, had kept Nigerians in poverty and insecurity.
The post 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.”