2027: Rivers LP Breaks Up, Moves Entirely to ADC in Support of Peter Obi for President

In a significant political realignment before of the 2027 general elections, the Nenadi Usman-led branch of the Rivers State Labour Party formally disbanded its whole party structure into the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Gogo Wellington, the faction’s chairman, made the announcement on Monday at a news conference that was attended by the state’s party leaders and supporters.

Speaking to party members, Wellington urged supporters of the Labour Party and Obidient Movement in Rivers State to support Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate.

He called on supporters in each of the state’s 23 local government districts to back the ADC, which has been endorsed by a group of opposition leaders hoping to remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

“We encourage all members of the Labour Party 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 ongoing economic difficulties and growing insecurity were factors in the decision to dismantle the party structure.

He claims that in order to bring about a change in leadership and administration, like-minded Nigerians must take immediate collective action.

“It is clear that the time to save this country is now or never due to the worsening insecurity and declining state of our economy,” he continued.

Additionally, the leader 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 election, to adopt the new platform.

Wellington declared, “We urge all members of the Obidient Movement to join the coalition for a better Nigeria.”

Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, reportedly switched to the ADC after establishing an alliance of opposition figures planning to run against President Tinubu for reelection in 2027.

His adherents in other states have proceeded to take similar actions in response to 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.