In a significant political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Nenadi Usman-led branch of the Labour Party in Rivers State formally disbanded its whole party structure into the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Gogo Wellington, the faction’s chairman, made the announcement on Monday during a news conference that was attended by state supporters and party leaders.
Speaking to party members, Wellington urged supporters of the Labour Party and the Obidient Movement in Rivers State to support Peter Obi, the party’s previous presidential candidate.
He called on supporters in each of the state’s 23 local government districts to join the ADC, which has been endorsed by a group of opposition figures hoping to remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
“We implore all Labour Party members in Rivers State’s 23 local government districts to join our leader, Mr. Peter Obi, in the African Democratic Congress, ADC,” Wellington declared.
Wellington clarified that the country’s growing economic difficulties and growing insecurity influenced the decision to dismantle the party organization.
He claims that in order to bring about a change in leadership and administration, like-minded Nigerians must act immediately as a group.
“It’s clear that the time to save this country is now or never due to the declining state of our economy and growing insecurity,” he continued.
Additionally, the head of the Rivers LP group made a direct plea to members of the Obidient Movement, which was a major source of support for Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential contest, to adopt the new platform.
Wellington declared, “We urge every member of the Obidient Movement to join the coalition for a better Nigeria.”
According to reports, Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, recently defected to the ADC after establishing an alliance of opposition figures planning to run against President Tinubu for reelection in 2027.
His adherents have continued to take similar actions in other states as a result of his defection; the collapse of the Nenadi Usman-led LP group in Rivers State into the ADC is seen as one of the most important to date.
