BREAKING: Peter Obi Dumps Labour Party For ADC

The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC),

alongside other political leaders from South-East, citing the need to “rescue Nigeria from the poor governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC)".

Obi made the declaration on Wednesday during a meeting held in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, after what they described as months of wide-ranging consultations.

“We are ending this year with the hope that in 2026 we will begin a rescue journey,” Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, said.

“We will resist rigging of elections by every lawful means in 2027.”

The former governor joined the ADC alongside his former supporters from the LP.

Obi painted a grim picture of the country’s condition, describing Nigeria as “a nation in grave distress,” plagued by insecurity, unemployment, poverty and institutional decay.

“With over 130 million Nigerians living in multidimensional poverty and more than 80 million youths unemployed, our people are in persistent agony,” he said.

“Nigeria is not collapsing under the weight of its people; Nigeria is suffocating under the weight of impunity and greed of her leadership.”

He argued that the country’s challenges are not rooted in a lack of resources but in leadership failure. “As a nation, we are not poor; we are looted into poverty. As a nation, we are not broken; we are severely betrayed,” Obi declared, drawing loud applause from supporters.

“We most strongly demand urgent reforms of the entire electoral process,” he said. “At the heart of our coming national transformation is electoral integrity. We can no longer toy with elections, especially when we see the tragedies of truncated democracies across West Africa.”

Obi warned that attempts to rig or manipulate the 2027 elections would be resisted. “The will of the Nigerian people is sacrosanct and non-negotiable. Those plotting to subvert it in 2027 should rethink their actions. Nigerians have endured enough.”

Drawing from his international engagements, Obi cited Rwanda, Indonesia and several Asian economies as examples of what unity and competent leadership can achieve.

“In 1995, Rwanda’s GDP per capita was about $200. Today, it is over $1,000,” he said. “Nigeria’s GDP per capita in 1995 was $1,225, but has declined to below $1,000 after 30 years. This is a tragedy for a country called the ‘Giant of Africa."