Former presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has announced his resignation from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stating that his decision was not driven by personal grievances against party leaders but by broader concerns over internal instability and external political interference.
In a statement, Obi clarified that his exit should not be interpreted as a result of any mistreatment from the party’s leadership, including the National Chairman, Senator David Mark, or from political figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, whom he described with respect.
“Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them,” Obi said.
He, however, expressed concern that patterns of political instability previously experienced in the Labour Party were now emerging within the ADC.
“However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building,” he added.
Obi’s resignation marks another significant development in Nigeria’s evolving opposition political landscape, as parties continue to grapple with internal disputes and realignments ahead of future elections.
