Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on supporters of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi to join the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Okonkwo described Obidients who have yet to align with the ADC as “disObidients.”
“When I was in the Labour Party, I said it was a tactical mistake, telling your followers they can join all political parties, and I’m very glad that my brother, Peter Obi, has changed the tactic.
“If you listen to his interview on X space, he said all the obidients should go and register as members of the ADC. So if you are an obidient and you’re not in the ADC, sorry, you’re not an obidient, you are a disobidient,” he told Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday.
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During the interview, Okonkwo praised the ADC, describing the opposition as the “vehicle of good people” with strong support from the South-East.
“Anybody you see in the ADC is allowed to get into the ADC on one condition: you must be a true democrat. One thing ADC will not compromise on is internal democracy and living on the tenets of democracy,” he said.
“No leader, no opposition leader was allowed to give conditions before entering because we want to exercise discipline. So that is why everybody took their time to come to ADC because we want that foundation to be solid.
“Now, the South East has gone ADC, as I said, they will. Any other politician who is not in the ADC, who wants to do any other party, is working for Tinubu,” he added.
Okonkwo welcomed Obi’s recent defection to the party and emphasized that he would support whoever emerges from the ADC primary as the presidential candidate for 2027.
“He [Obi] is an ADC member. We work with every ADC member.
“Rest assured, whoever emerges as the presidential candidate of the ADC, I will work for the person. I don’t have any personal rift with any person,” the ADC chieftain stated.
