A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on supporters of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, to enlist in the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Okonkwo said Obidients who are yet to register with the ADC are “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 said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday.
Okonkwo, who spoke glowingly about the ADC during the programme, described the party as the “vehicle of good people” and said it enjoys strong support in 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.
While welcoming Obi’s defection to the party, the lawyer said he would support whoever emerges as the ADC presidential candidate in 2027.
The chieftain, who is a member of the ADC national working committee, noted that the party is yet to decide on zoning its presidential ticket.
“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,” Okonkwo said.