2027: ADC reacts as Peter Obi, Kwankwaso leave party

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the exits of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the party, is not a huge on blow on their ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections.

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ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this on Monday during an interview on Arise News’ Prime Time programme.

Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, and Kwankwaso, who ran on the New Nigeria Peoples Party platform, had briefly aligned with the ADC as part of efforts to forge a broad opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Both men have since defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, demanding an end to litigation-driven politics as they reposition for 2027.

Abdullahi acknowledged the blow but said the party’s objectives remained unchanged.

“Is it a setback? The answer is yes. Is it a fatal blow? The answer is no, because the objectives are very clear. They are still the same,” he said.

When pressed by the host on whether the failed coalition attempt, involving two candidates who jointly polled over seven million votes in 2023, had significantly weakened the ADC’s prospects, Abdullahi said there was no guarantee that past electoral performance would automatically translate into future votes.