2027: Why Peter Obi is likely to leave ADC – Jide Ojo

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According to Public Affairs analyst Jide Ojo, if Peter Obi does not win the ADC’s presidential primaries, he is likely to depart from the African Democratic Congress in anticipation of the 2027 election and join another party.

During an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Ojo stated this, asserting that Atiku Abubakar could potentially outspend Peter Obi, especially in the case of indirect primaries.

“Rumour mill has it that Atiku has been a very good benevolent spender when it comes to party primaries,” he said on Wednesday.

“Assuming, without conceding that in a free and fair primaries in ADC Atiku emerges, I can see Peter Obi likely going to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for another party.”

He asserted that Atiku desires to be at the forefront of deciding who will succeed or be the ADC candidate.

“Which is why there are fears in certain quarters that he may outspend Peter Obi, particularly if they are going to conduct indirect primaries,” Ojo said.

However, he observed that Obi, who was once the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has infused some excitement into the opposition coalition.

“I watched the live transmission of his former defection from the Labour Party to ADC on December 31, 2025, and on that day, at least about four senators from the Southeast, about 16 House of Representatives members from the Southeast, and an indeterminable number of State House of Assembly members said they were defecting with him.

“When Atiku Abubakar defected weeks before, toward the end of November, I didn’t see any serving lawmaker or governor defecting with him,” he added.

Ojo remembered Obi’s clear statement about his intention to appear on the 2027 ballot.

“If somebody says, ‘I will be on the ballot,’ it is only the prime candidate, the candidate of the party that will be given the certificate of return, even though it is the party logo that appears on the ballot.

“What Peter Obi means is that he is not going to play second fiddle,’ he said.

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