The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following his decision to leave the African Democratic Congress, describing him as a “political nomad.”
Obi had earlier announced his resignation from the ADC, citing internal crises and what he called a toxic political environment within the party. He maintained that his decision was not influenced by personal grievances against key party figures.
In a statement shared on his X handle, Obi said, “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.”
He further alleged that persistent political interference and internal divisions were undermining the party’s ability to focus on national issues.
“The same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division,” Obi added.
Reacting to the development, Onanuga dismissed Obi’s reasons, describing them as self-serving. In a post on X, he wrote, “We told you so. The political nomad is on the move again. Ignore all those puerile reasons he gave in these illogical musings.”
Onanuga also accused Obi of avoiding political competition within the party, suggesting that he was unwilling to contest against prominent figures such as Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
“Peter Obi is a politician made of jelly, an opportunistic fellow.
He can’t fight Atiku or Amaechi for the ticket of ADC. He pursues the easy road, that will only lead him to doom, like in 2023,” he said.
He added that Obi often blames external forces for his political setbacks rather than engaging in self-reflection. “He always blames the government without doing a soul-searching of himself. Welcome, Peter, to the 2027 race,” Onanuga stated.
Obi’s exit from the ADC marks another shift in Nigeria’s evolving political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections, as realignments and party dynamics continue to unfold.
