The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has set the record straight on the controversy surrounding whether he is in Labour Party or African Democratic Party.
Obi, a member of the ongoing political coalition against President Bola Tinubu’s reelection took part at the unveiling of former Senator President David Mark, ex-ministers Rauf Aregbesola and Bolaji Abdullahi as ADC National Chairman, National Secretary and publicity secretary respectively.
His involvement in the ADC programme sparked heated debate as to which of the parties he now belongs to, with Julius Abure-led faction of the LP accusing him of anti-party and threatened to sack him.
The other faction of LP under the leadership of Nenadi Usman countered their counterpart in the party absolving the former Anambra State governor of any wrongdoing.
Speaking on Friday in Onitsha, during the campaign for the LP governorship candidate, Dr George Moghalu and his running mate, Ifeoma Okaro for November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State, Obi said he is still a member of the LP.
He added that his involvement in the coalition is for the 2027 elections.
“I will start the conversation by clarifying some confusions, making the round, and I need to explain to you, and it is very important that I clarify this because people are saying, ‘Oh! Obi is in the ADC and also in the Labour Party.
“Let me put it categorically clear, I and the National Assembly members of the party are part of the coalition that has adopted ADC for the 2027 election, and other parties will join us.
“But today, we are members of the Labour Party. If anybody asks you which party Peter Obi belongs to today, tell them Peter Obi is in the Labour Party. If anybody asks you about the coalition, tell them the coalition is for 2027.
“Everyone has the right to run for president — I won’t stop anyone. But if anyone asks, let them know I am in the race, and no one does it better than me.
“It is important that they know that, and that is why we are here to initiate the campaign of the Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, Dr George Moughalu.
“Our candidate is soft-spoken, focused, and an achiever. He is a product that is highly marketable, and I am confident that with him as our flagbearer, good governance and people-oriented leadership is assured,” he explained.
