The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that the defection of Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) confirms his return to the same political figures and structures he previously criticized publicly.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the party’s Lagos State Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, said the move had undermined the moral stance on which Obi built his political image.
According to Oladejo, the former Labour Party presidential candidate had “openly embraced the very political ecosystem he repeatedly described as corrupt, criminal and unfit for national renewal.”
“What Nigerians have witnessed is not political evolution but the confirmation of a pattern.
“Mr Obi has returned to his vomit, without remorse and without explanation, choosing convenience over conviction,” he said.
Oladejo said Mr Obi’s formal entry into the ADC marked the public unveiling of what he called “a coalition of grievance and convenience,” rather than a movement driven by ideas or ideology.”
The spokesman described the ADC as a platform where “rejected ambitions and serial aspirants converge,” adding that Mr Obi’s defection merely validated that characterisation.
He added: “This is not a coalition of ideas; it is a cartel of convenience.
“It is not about Nigeria; it is about power without responsibility.”
Oladejo also accused Mr Obi of political inconsistency, noting that his history showed he was unlikely to contest elections consecutively on the same party platform.
He said: “Even a political neophyte could predict this outcome.
“This move confirms a long-standing pattern of political promiscuity masquerading as principle.”
Oladejo further expressed concern over what it described as the coalition’s silence on terrorism and violent extremism, saying such refusal to clearly condemn violence against Nigerians was “deliberate and dangerous.”
“Silence in the face of terror is not neutrality; it is complicity.
“Any group that cannot unequivocally denounce the killing of innocent Nigerians has forfeited the moral right to seek national leadership,” he said.
The party said the APC-led Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu was focused on governance, economic stabilisation and institutional rebuilding.
“While others traffic in propaganda and wishful failure, this government is confronting hard truths, dismantling criminal networks and restoring investor confidence,” he said.
Oladejo said Nigerians had seen similar political alignments in the past and would reject them again at the polls.
He said: “No amount of hurried alliances or moral posturing can disguise the emptiness of this project.
“The future belongs to builders, not professional complainers; to patriots, not political tourists.”
He assured Nigerians that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration remained irreversible and would withstand “political weapons fashioned against the Nigerian state.”
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, on Wednesday dumped the Labour Party for ADC.
Some opposition political figures ,including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have adopted ADC as a political platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
