Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has formally aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alongside several prominent political leaders from the South-East.
The declaration was made on Wednesday in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, where the leaders converged to announce their collective decision to join the ADC.
They explained that the move followed months of extensive consultations and was aimed at working with other opposition figures nationwide to “rescue Nigeria from the poor governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC)”.
Among those present at the gathering were former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha; Senators Ben Obi, Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye and Gilbert Nnaji; Chief Onyema Ugochukwu; Enyinnya Abaribe; former Ebonyi State Governor, Senator Sam Egwu; as well as several serving and former senators and members of the House of Representatives.
The event also attracted opposition leaders from other parts of the country, including former Senate President and National Chairman of the ADC, David Mark; former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal; former governors from the South-East and other notable dignitaries.
Speaking at the event, Obi described the decision to join the ADC as the starting point of a broader effort to reclaim the country from the ruling party.
“Today is an important day; today is the last day of 2025, so we are ending this year with the hope that, in 2026, we will begin a journey of the rescue of our country for proper socio-economic development that will be unifying and inclusive,” he said.
He also expressed concern over what he described as growing threats to democratic values in the country.
“We have all watched those who benefited from our democracy, sometime now, become accessories to destroying our democracy, either through coercion and gangsterism against the opposition. We cannot allow this to happen, we will resist it,” Obi added.
