By Peace Udugba
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Obi announced his resignation in a statement shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
In the statement, the former Anambra State governor clarified that his decision was not due to any personal grievances with the party’s leadership.
“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,” he said.
However, Obi attributed his exit to what he described as worsening internal challenges within the party.
He alleged that the same forces that created crises within the Labour Party, leading to his earlier departure, were now affecting the ADC, resulting in persistent court cases, internal disputes, suspicion, and division.
According to him, such developments have shifted focus away from addressing critical national issues, replacing service-driven politics with control and exclusion.
Obi’s resignation adds a new twist to Nigeria’s evolving political landscape ahead of future elections.
