Former Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has stated that the African Democratic Congress alliance (ADC) will always prioritise Nigerians in all its choices.
Obi expressed his support for using the ADC as a coalition platform in the 2027 general elections to topple President Bola Tinubu.
Obi stated that the decision was made out of a desire to give competent and caring leadership for Nigeria.
In a post on his X handle on Thursday, the former Anambra governor stated that the coalition’s decision to join under the ADC was not made lightly, but rather after “deep reflection” on Nigeria’s current status and the urgent need for a new course.
Obi wrote, ”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.”
Obi stressed the significance of collaboration among opposition parties, saying, “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.”
Chronicle NG reported that the coalition, comprising key political figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Obi, and other opposition leaders, formally unveiled the ADC as its new platform on Wednesday at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
At the event, former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola were named interim National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC, respectively, as the party prepares to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
