A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is set to formally join the African Democratic Congress amid ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, the party source said, “We are aware that Peter Obi is making plans to declare for the ADC on December 31 in Enugu. That must have informed his decision.”But the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said he could not confirm Obi’s planned defection. He said, “Don’t forget that by June or July, at the latest, we must have a presidential candidate. “Once a presidential candidate emerges and you see people also coming up to contest the governorship election, it will change the momentum,” he stated.

Source: Punch December 28, 2025 01:00 UTC