Obi finally declares for ADC in Enugu

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, along with some other political leaders from the South-East geopolitical zone, has officially declared for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The leaders gathered in Enugu, the capital of Enugu State, on Wednesday to make the declaration.

They stated that after months of consultations, they had decided to join the ADC and collaborate with other opposition leaders from across the country to “rescue Nigeria from the poor governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC)”.

Obi, who was once a governor of Anambra State, said, “This decision is guided solely by patriotism and national interest. I respectfully call on my political associates, the Obidient Movement and opposition leaders across the country to join this broad national coalition under the African Democratic Congress. History will not forgive silence in moments of national peril.”

Presenting his defection as part of a larger national mission, Obi said Nigeria had reached a critical turning point and could no longer afford politics of division.

“As the year 2025 ends today, we stand on the threshold of a new beginning. For Nigeria, moments of profound national challenge demand clarity of purpose and decisive action. That moment is now,” he said

He described Nigeria as a nation in deep distress, citing widespread poverty, unemployment and insecurity.

He said, “With over 130 million Nigerians living in multidimensional poverty and more than 80 million youths unemployed, our people are in persistent agony. This is not the destiny God bequeathed to over 220 million Nigerians. Nigeria is looted into poverty”

Obi rejected claims that Nigeria’s crisis was inevitable, arguing that leadership failure was responsible.