Presidential hopeful and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has described the decision by opposition leaders to adopt the African Democratic Congress as their platform for the 2027 general elections as a difficult but essential step for Nigeria’s political future.
Obi explained that the choice to embrace the ADC was reached after careful consideration of the nation’s current predicaments and the pressing need for genuine, transformative leadership.
“Yesterday, the coalition members formally adopted the African Democratic Congress 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 a post on X 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.
At the formal unveiling of the coalition in Abuja on Tuesday, prominent political figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, alongside other notable politicians, endorsed the ADC as the united platform under which they intend to contest the 2027 elections.
Reiterating the coalition’s shared vision, Obi stated, “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.”
The 63-year-old former presidential candidate, who has indicated his willingness to serve only a single term if elected, also underscored the importance of broad collaboration to achieve meaningful change.
Emphasising unity across diverse interests, he said: “To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy.”