Peter Obi, a key opposition figure and presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has indicated he may leave the party if its internal processes are compromised.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, on Monday, Obi defended his history of moving between political parties, insisting that his decisions have always been guided by principle rather than convenience.
Responding to criticism that he often exits parties instead of fixing internal issues, Obi said his past departures were driven by a refusal to participate in flawed or unethical systems.
“I moved from APGA to the PDP because I had issues with my successor, the governor, who came after me. I will not allow it to become toxic and become destructive to his governance of the state. I moved out,” he said.
He added that his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party was due to irregularities in its internal processes.
“In PDP, I said it before, people were not playing by the rules, it was transactional, I cannot be part of transactional primary, I cannot be paying people to serve them, so I moved to Labour,” Obi stated.
The former Anambra State governor also accused the ruling party and the Federal Government of masterminding the crisis that led to his decision to leave the Labour Party, citing delays in recognition of a Supreme Court ruling.
“In Labour Party, Supreme Court decided against it in April, INEC did not recognise it until 7th of January, eight months after,” he said, adding that attempts were made to trap him in a dysfunctional system.
“They thought I would be there for the fire to burn me. When I now escape they will now say Peter Obi cannot stay to put out the fire which they put and then I left,” he added. [Vanguard]
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