The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) on Tuesday, July 29, quashed reports linking the Labour Party (LP) chieftain to a return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

As reported by Blueprint, Obi denied the statements claiming he reaffirmed his commitment to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The Cable also noted Obi's rebuttal.

A press statement by Ibrahim Umar, Obi's spokesperson, said none of those statements originated from him nor his media office.

The statement noted that Obi had been unequivocal in his position concerning the ongoing ADC coalition platform and did not need anyone to put words into his mouth.

The statement partly reads: “Peter Obi has been unequivocal in his position in the ongoing coalition and didn’t need anyone to put words into his mouth.

“He has remained focused on his mission but would not accept anybody attributing a statement to him just to satisfy their devious agenda.

“The media office wishes, therefore, to urge the public to disregard any statement purported to come from him outside his media office or his official handle.”

Legit.ng reports that Obi, who is 64 years old, has gained in popularity among young people in particular, many who call themselves ‘Obidients.’

He was Nigeria’s third-placed presidential candidate in the 2023 election, receiving about 6 million votes, according the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), just behind former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the PDP at the time.

Since the country’s return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria’s presidency has rotated between two political parties, the PDP now in opposition, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). But Obi has inspired a zealous movement of mostly youths and disrupted Nigeria’s traditional two-man presidential contest.

Obi’s supporters say he has brought an unfussy style to leadership that downplays the privileges of power and has done away with political “godfatherism”, in which an individual handpicks an often less influential leadership candidate to exert influence over them, an entrenched concept in Nigerian politics.