Decicion to adopt ADC was difficult but necessary – Peter Obi

Presidential hopeful and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has acknowledged that the decision to adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform for the 2027 general elections was a difficult but necessary step for Nigeria’s political future.

Obi said the move followed deep reflection on the nation’s current challenges and the urgent need for transformative leadership.

“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.

The coalition members, which include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former transport minister Rotimi Amaechi and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, formally endorsed the ADC as their political vehicle for 2027 at the unveiling in Abuja on Tuesday.

“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.

The 63-year-old, who has proposed to serve a single term in office, stressed that no single group could bring about the sweeping change Nigeria needs, saying: “To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy.”