Former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal says Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for personal reasons, not because of internal crisis.
Speaking Friday on Channels TV’s “Politics Today”, Tambuwal dismissed claims of cracks in the ADC-led coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.
“I do not believe that it was out of any crack. I believe that they wanted to go to another platform for them to possibly test their popularity with the Nigerian people at the general elections,” he said.
Obi and Kwankwaso, along with several federal lawmakers, recently defected from ADC to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The moves sparked speculation that ADC’s structure was already tilted in favor of Atiku Abubakar.
Tambuwal rejected that idea, saying neither Obi nor Kwankwaso accused the party of bias.
“I didn’t hear Governor Peter Obi saying so, I didn’t hear Distinguished Rabiu Kwankwaso saying so,” he stated.
He argued that under former Senate President David Mark as ADC chairman, the party would have provided a level playing field. Tambuwal also defended Mark’s credibility and said no member was excluded from decision-making.
To back his point, he noted that Obi was given the chance to appoint ADC’s National Organising Secretary, calling it the “heartbeat, the engine room of the party.”
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