The Obidient Movement has vowed to remain in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) even if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar defeats Peter Obi to become the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Tanko Yunusa, made the position of the body known on Thursday.
Yunusa made this known on Thursday when he appeared on a Channels Television programme: “The Morning Brief.”
He said the Obidient Movement was committed to democratic principles and would take its decisions “democratically” within the ADC.
He said the movement, which supports Obi, a former Anambra State governor, would compete fairly alongside other aspirants, including Abubakar.
He, however, expressed the confidence that Obi would prevail in the primary election due to the scale of support he brings.
Yunusa said: “As democrats, we will go in there and contest equitably well with every contestant based on democratic tenets.
“We believe that at the end of it all, Mr. Peter Obi will come out on top with the large teaming population that he is bringing into the ADC.”
Asked what the movement would do if Abubakar won the primary, he said: “We will remain in the party and give the party the lease of life it demands democratically.”
According to Yunusa, the ADC began to gain nationwide traction following the involvement of Obi, a former Labour Party presidential candidate, describing the party as a “vehicle” that was finally set in motion by the former governor’s entry.
He said: “With all due respect to the ADC, it got its traction when people came around and agreed.
“The vehicle of ADC kick-started yesterday with one ignition kick, and that is the excitement that His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi has brought to it.”
He said the Obidient Movement was made up of “intelligent youth who are demanding clarity and good governance,” stressing that millions of supporters are ready to move into the ADC.
He added: “They have made that position known very clearly, and they are going to move in their millions into the ADC.
“That is an affirmation.”
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