THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, said he decided to join the opposition coalition, under the African Democratic Party (ADC) umbrella, because of the need to “build bridges to dismantle” structures of poverty and insecurity in Nigeria.
Obi, in a post on X, recalled that the coalition members have formally adopted ADC for the 2027 general elections, with Senator David Mark serving as National Chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary.
He 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.
“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. No one group can change Nigeria alone.
“To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls, even when those bridges are uneasy. A New Nigeria is possible.”
