Peter Obi Dumps ADC, Blames Internal Crisis and Court Battles

Peter Obi has announced that he is leaving the African Democratic Congress, saying the party is now dealing with the same kind of internal crisis and political hostility that pushed him out of the Labour Party.

The former Anambra State governor made the announcement in a statement shared on Sunday, insisting that his decision was not driven by any personal rift with ADC leaders. According to Punch, Obi said the party had become distracted by court cases, internal battles and suspicion at a time when Nigerians were facing bigger national problems.

“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,” Obi said.

Obi points to endless internal battles

Obi said the bigger problem was that the ADC had started to mirror the instability he said he had already experienced elsewhere. Naija News also reported that he described the political atmosphere around him as toxic, with intimidation, insecurity and constant pressure becoming normal.

In one of the strongest parts of the statement, 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.”

That claim matters because it shifts the story from mere exit rumours to Obi’s own explanation for why he is walking away from the party.

He says the move is not about office

Obi also pushed back against suggestions that the move was about personal ambition. Legit.ng reported that he said he was not desperate to become President, Vice President or Senate President, adding that what mattered to him was building a country where Nigerians could live without fear, hunger or displacement.

He ended the statement on a familiar note of optimism, repeating his long-running message that “A new Nigeria is possible.” His exit adds a new twist to the opposition realignment talks already building ahead of the 2027 election.

Sources: Punch, Naija News, Legit.ng