…As South East leaders also joined the ADC train in Enugu
From Charles Onyekwere, Enugu
Labour Party, LP, chieftain and former LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, joined opposition Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, saying “We will begin a journey of the rescue of our country for proper socio-economic development that will be unifying and inclusive”, in 2026.
Obi, stated this yesterday in Enugu when he and top political leaders in the South East declared for the ADC.
Besides, he vowed that the opposition will resist any attempt to rig the 2027 elections, urging the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to adhere to best practices.
According to him, joining the ADC marks the beginning of the journey to rescue the country from the hands of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Therefore, “And we are saying that those who are planning to rig elections in Nigeria come 2027, we will resist it by every means lawful and legitimate. This happens because we have weak institutions like the INEC, which we are urging to act properly in the coming election.
“We must do whatever it takes to follow the rules and regulations, starting from educational qualification for eligibility to contest or seek any election.
“We can no longer be in a situation where they are asking whether this person went to school or not. We have one year now to determine who went to school and who didn’t go to school”, Obi stated.
He pointed out that “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”.
AljazirahNigeria reports that Obi’s defection to the ADC followed widespread expectation that the frontline politician will leave the LP to strategize ahead of the 2027 presidential election
Dignitaries at the Enugu ceremony where Obi declared for the ADC include one-time Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Emeka Ihedioha; Senators Ben Obi, Chief Victor Umeh, Chief Tony Nwoye, and Gilbert Nnaji; Chief Onyema Ugochukwu; Enyinnaya Abaribe and Senator Sam Egwu.
Others are: former President of the Senate and National Chairman of the ADC, Senator David Mark; former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal; former governors from the South East as well as some members of the National Assembly among others.
