The ADC mega-coalition being packaged for 2027 is already shaking at the foundation, and Peter Obi says the cracks are coming from unresolved zoning battles and secret power-rotation deals no one has signed or agreed upon.
Speaking on Advocacy for Good Governance, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate didn’t hold back. He said the coalition is wobbling because the basics haven’t been settled.
“Today, I’m a member of the Labour Party, okay, and I subscribe to the coalition — the ADC coalition — for the 2027 election and I believe in it,” Obi said.
“But as much as I believe in it, I need to know the fundamentals that we all agree to respect.”
Obi revealed that the coalition is running on “unsigned agreements” about who gets the presidency and how top positions rotate — loose, blurry arrangements he warned could explode later.
“But in all this, there are still some fine lines that we need to respect, where things must be done properly, where we must sit down and talk about where we’re driving the country to,” he said.
“Today, we have what we can say are unsigned agreements about the presidency, unsigned agreements about rotation of offices.”
According to him, leaving the matter disorganised is political suicide.
“The reason why it needs to be organised is: if you don’t do it, you create confusion for the future.”
Still, Obi praised the big names steering the coalition, saying he trusts their experience and intentions.
“I respect all those who are leaders there; of course, our chairman, David Mark, is one of those people I respect,” he said.
He added that Atiku Abubakar remains “my own leader” and “someone I have all my respect for”.
When asked if he’d stay in the coalition even without the presidential ticket, Obi delivered his trademark calm-but-deadly line:
“I’m not desperate to be president of Nigeria, I’m desperate to see Nigeria work,” he added.
