Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has officially announced his membership in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

This was after a coalition he belongs to adopted the party as a launch pad to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

Other members of the coalition who have announced their membership in the ADC include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, among others.

Giving a reason for his defection from the Labour Party to the ADC, Obi said he realised that no one group can change Nigeria alone.

He wrote, "Yesterday, the coalition members formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 Nigeria General Elections with Distinguished Senator David Mark serving as the National Chairman and H.E. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola serving as the National Secretary.

"Our commitment is to sacrifice and work together towards the 2027 General Elections, ensuring that Nigeria gets a competent, capable, and compassionate leadership that will prioritise the nation’s future by putting the welfare of Nigerians first.

"This decision was not made lightly. It comes from deep reflection on where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward.

"No one group can change Nigeria alone. To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls, even when those bridges are uneasy."

ASA