Several top members of the African Democratic Congress were planning to defect to the National Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to The Punch, the report indicated that Peter Obi was among those involved, with sources attributing the move to dissatisfaction with the ADC’s internal structure and uncertainty following a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Although the court reinstated David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola, it failed to resolve the party’s leadership crisis, referring the matter back to the Federal High Court. Insiders warned that the unresolved issues, along with tensions linked to Atiku Abubakar’s supporters, could destabilise the party and push Obi and his allies to reconsider their stay.
Saturday PUNCH reported that following the Supreme Court judgment, more leaders of the African Democratic Congress were considering defecting to the National Democratic Congress.
An ADC chieftain stated that there was little cause for celebration in the judgment, warning that the substantive case before the Federal High Court could still weaken the party. He explained that the verdict merely delayed an inevitable outcome, noting that significant challenges still lay ahead.
The chieftain further expressed concern that if the judiciary were influenced against the party by the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it could come too late for the party to recover and might ultimately give the president an easy path to victory.
Further talking, the chieftain said, “That’s why, after reviewing the Supreme Court judgment, many of our leaders in the coalition, including the Turaki-led PDP, said we shouldn’t abandon the search for a safer platform. We need to beat Tinubu at his game. We are considering NDC and hope to finalise discussions on that in a few days.’
“However, we are also aware of the President’s move to sponsor crises in the NDC, as they have been doing in every opposition party. The Peoples Redemption Party had indicated interest in working with us and, after a day, the government brought a faction from the party. They are planning to do that in NDC as well, but we shall overcome.”…Read_More…