Obi, Kwankwaso supporters unite against Atiku over ADC ticket
The race for the presidential ticket of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) continued yesterday with supporters of former governors Peter Obi (Anambra) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) unveiling a political pressure
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The race for the presidential ticket of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) continued yesterday with supporters of former governors Peter Obi (Anambra) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) unveiling a political pressure group - the Obi - Kwankwaso Movement.
According to the group, structures have already been established across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The movement, which was unveiled in Abuja, also claimed it has appointed coordinators in the states and zones for mobilisation for the Obi/Kwankwaso ticket on the platform of the ADC.
The presidential ticket has pitted leading aspirants in the opposition party against one another.
Last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said he commands more votes in the North than Kwankwaso and former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
But other contenders – Obi; former Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Kwankwaso disagreed with the one-time vice president on the seniority claim.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, reacted to the unveiling of the Obi – Kwankwaso Movement. He said interests within the party have rights to express their choices.
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He downplayed concerns over internal realignments, insisting that such developments pose no threat to party cohesion or its electoral preparations.
“The party is not worried. It is not unusual for party members to express their preferences, as long as they are not flouting any party rules,” Abdullahi told the The Nation last night.”
In a statement, the movement’s National Publicity Secretary, Justin Ijeh, described the platform as a coalition bringing together members of the Obidient Movement, Kwankwasiyya, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the ADC.
Ijeh told reporter that the initiative represents a coordinated political effort ahead of forthcoming contests, drawing its strength from multiple grassroots networks.
He said: “Nigeria stands at a defining crossroads. Today, as our people endure the weight of unprecedented economic hardship, the soaring cost of living, and the persistent shadow of insecurity, the Obi–Kwankwaso (OK) Movement formally unveils its national and state structures.”
Atiku’s media aide Paul Ibe could not be reached for comment.
