2027: We Are Yet To Resolve Zoning In ADC, Says Peter Obi

Friday December 5, 2025
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition is unstable because it has not resolved the lingering issue of zoning.

He stated this during an interview on YouTube by ‘Advocacy for Good Governance’ on Wednesday, insisting that the coalition must tie up the loose ends and agree on a clear direction before campaigns kick off.

“Today, I’m a member of the Labour Party, okay, and I subscribe to the ADC coalition for the 2027 election, and I believe in it.

“But, as much as I believe in it, I need to know the fundamentals that we all agree to respect. But, in all this, there are still some lines that we need to respect, where things must be done properly, where we must sit down and talk about where we’re driving the country to.

“Today, we have what we can say are unsigned agreements about the presidency, unsigned agreements about rotation of offices.

“Which is why if you say this person will come from here and this person will come from there, all those things need to be organised. The reason it needs to be organised is: if you don’t do it, you create confusion for the future,” he said.

The former Anambra Governor also expressed confidence in people like the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President David Mark, who are leading the coalition process, saying, “I respect all those who are leaders there. Of course, our chairman, David Mark, is one of those people I respect.

“I believe he has the political sagacity to lead the party and so many others we have there. People like my own leader, Atiku, someone I have all my respect for, who believes in the good of Nigeria and wants the best for Nigeria and all that.”

On whether he would still be part of the coalition if he is not chosen as its presidential candidate, he said: “I’m not desperate to be president of Nigeria, I’m desperate to see Nigeria work.”