…Says joining ADC coalition difficult but necessary
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigerians irrespective of their political, religious or tribal differences, need to build bridges and not walls if the country must move forward.
Obi who stated this in a post on his X handle, explained that it was difficult for him to adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform for the 2027 general elections but the decision had become necessary step for Nigeria’s political future.
“To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy,” Obi posted.
Recall that the former Anambra State Governor who took Nigeria’s political landscape by storm in 2023 when he came a close third in the presidential race, recently said he would serve for one tenure if elected President in 2027.
According to Obi, the move to join the coalition followed deep reflection on the nation’s current challenges and the urgent need for transformative leadership.
He 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,” Obi wrote in an X post on Thursday.
“This decision was not made lightly. It comes from deep reflection on where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward,” he noted.
“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 said.
Some prominent political figures in the coalition include former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi; Nasir El-Rufai, among others.
