Datti Baba-Ahmed, former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, says members who recently left the party are merely “political travellers”. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Wednesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, where he also formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. His remarks followed the defection of…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says no aspirant will withdraw from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential race ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, Abubakar accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to intimidate and weaken the opposition ahead of next year’s elections. He…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the Nigerian government for remaining silent on the recent US military operation in Venezuela, which saw the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, raised the concern during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television. According to…
Prominent civil rights activist Aisha Yesufu has formally entered partisan politics, declaring her membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a strong show of support for Peter Obi, whom she described as her leader and symbol of a new political struggle in Nigeria. Yesufu made the declaration on Wednesday in Enugu during the official…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally left the party and pitched his tent with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The move was announced on Wednesday at a political gathering held in Enugu State. The defection event is taking place at the Nike Lake Resort, Enugu. Party leaders, political stakeholders,…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said he will not defect from the Labour Party alongside the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi. Otti disclosed this on Tuesday during his monthly media chat in Umuahia, the state capital. The governor explained that Obi had informed him of his plan to…
Human rights lawyer and 2027 Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Oyo state, Niyi Aborishade, has resigned from the PDP and joined the African Democratic Congress. Aborishade said his decision was informed by the deepening crisis within the PDP, which, according to him, raises concerns that the party may be unable to field a credible…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed claims that he is a newcomer in the African Democratic Party (ADC), insisting that he is a bona fide member of the coalition party. Obi made the clarification during an X Space session with Nigerians on Sunday. According to him, he has been…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “gone and beyond repair”. The PDP has struggled with internal crises since the 2023 elections and has lost several members, including serving governors, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Thursday during a programme on Arise…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says the 2026 budget proposal by President Bola Tinubu is a dangerous debt trap that threatens to mortgage Nigeria’s future and deepen the country’s fiscal crisis. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, the budget proposal exposes growing fiscal recklessness, administrative chaos and what it…
