Peter Obi resigns from ADC

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Obi disclosed this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Sunday.

In his post, Obi alleged that some agents of the Nigerian state who infiltrated the Labour Party and created unnecessary crises and hostility within its ranks that forced him to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC.

The former Anambra governor claimed the agents came with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, alleging that instead of dealing with deeper national problems of service and nation-building, they focused on playing politics built more on control and exclusion.

He lamented that Nigeria is a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect seen as a lack of courage, and compassion treated as foolishness.

According to the former presidential candidate, he had never looked down on anyone except to uplift them, stressing also that he had never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small.

The politician reiterated that leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise.

“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.

“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.

“Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work.

“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.

“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.

“Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work.

“I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from.