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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has announced his exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), attributing his decision to worsening internal crises within the party and broader concerns about Nigeria’s political environment.
In a statement shared on Sunday via X, Obi said the decision followed deep reflection and what he described as “silent pains” experienced while engaging in the country’s political space.
He said Nigeria’s political system has become increasingly hostile and discouraging, arguing that it often fails to support genuine public service.
“We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the system that should protect and create opportunities often works against the people,” he said.
Obi also complained about what he described as unfair criticism and internal pressure within political circles he had previously joined in pursuit of reform-driven collaboration.
“Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism,” he stated, adding that humility is often misunderstood in Nigerian politics.
He clarified that his departure from the ADC was not due to any personal issues with party leaders, including former Senate President David Mark and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
According to him, the decision was influenced by recurring internal disputes and unresolved political tensions that have distracted the party from national priorities.
“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, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building,” he added.
Obi stressed that he is not driven by ambition for political office but by a desire to see improved living conditions for Nigerians.
“I am not desperate to be President, Vice President or Senate President. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people can live in dignity, without hunger, fear, or displacement,” he said.
Despite his exit from the party, Obi reaffirmed his belief in national transformation.
“A new Nigeria is possible,” he declared.
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