APC Attacks Obi’s Move to ADC, Says He Chose Promiscuity Parading as Principle

By Jeremy Fregene
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised the defection of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying the move confirms his return to the same political forces and structures he once publicly denounced.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by its Lagos State Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, the APC said Obi’s decision had undermined the moral standing on which he built his political appeal, accusing him of abandoning principle for convenience.

According to Oladejo, Obi had now “openly embraced the very political ecosystem he repeatedly described as corrupt, criminal, and unfit for national renewal,” adding that the defection did not represent political growth but a familiar pattern.

“What Nigerians have witnessed is not political evolution but the confirmation of a pattern,” Oladejo said.
“Mr Obi has returned to his vomit, without remorse and without explanation, choosing convenience over conviction.”

The APC said Obi’s formal entry into the ADC amounted to the unveiling of what it described as “a coalition of grievance and convenience,” rather than a movement driven by clear ideas or ideology.

Describing the ADC as a platform where “rejected ambitions and serial aspirants converge,” Oladejo said Obi’s defection merely reinforced that characterisation.

“This is not a coalition of ideas; it is a cartel of convenience. It is not about Nigeria; it is about power without responsibility,” he said.

The party further accused Obi of political inconsistency, noting that his history suggested an inability to remain on a single party platform over consecutive election cycles.

“Even a political neophyte could predict this outcome. This move confirms a long-standing pattern of political promiscuity masquerading as principle,” Oladejo added.

The APC also raised concerns over what it described as the opposition coalition’s silence on terrorism and violent extremism, warning that failure to clearly condemn violence against Nigerians was “deliberate and dangerous.”

“Silence in the face of terror is not neutrality; it is complicity. Any group that cannot unequivocally denounce the killing of innocent Nigerians has forfeited the moral right to seek national leadership,” the party said.

In contrast, the APC said the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu remained focused on governance, economic stabilisation, and institutional rebuilding.

“While others traffic in propaganda and wishful failure, this government is confronting hard truths, dismantling criminal networks, and restoring investor confidence,” Oladejo stated.

He added that Nigerians had witnessed similar political coalitions in the past and would reject them again, insisting that hurried alliances and moral posturing could not disguise what he described as the emptiness of the ADC project.

“The future belongs to builders, not professional complainers; to patriots, not political tourists,” he said, assuring that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration remained irreversible and resilient against what he termed “political weapons fashioned against the Nigerian state.”

Mr. Obi formally resigned from the Labour Party on Wednesday to join the ADC, as opposition figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar rally around the party as a platform to challenge President Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.