Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has officially received his African Democratic Congress (ADC) membership card. 

Mr Obi received the card on Saturday at Agulu Ward 2, following the flag-off of the ADC party membership mobilisation, registration, and revalidation exercise in Awka, Anambra State.

Speaking at the flag-off event, Mr Obi stated that the South-East region has been working like a family and coordinating with other regions in the country to ensure a new Nigeria.

“On this journey, South-East is working as a family. All the notable political leaders are here in ADC. We are all working together as a family, and we are discussing with other parts of the country,” Mr Obi said.

“In this exercise, we are working to unite every opposition party, so you are going to see members of other political parties working with us, and the aim is to make Nigeria a working place.”

“We want Nigeria to be a secure country, not one that is the fifth most insecure country in the world, and the number one country where no one wants to be born,” he added.

Faulting the 2026 amended Electoral Act, Mr Obi argued that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no business dictating how political parties select their candidates.

“We have seen all the reviews of the Electoral Act, and INEC has no reason to dictate how parties should elect their candidates. Some of us are going to challenge it. They should focus on how to conduct an election. They should not abandon their work as referee and then try to teach a coach how to select their players,” he noted.

Denouncing the state of the country, Mr Obi stated that Nigeria is being led by leaders who currently feign democracy.

“Those who claimed to be democrats just yesterday are now the worst dictators. They are not talking about governance; they are now talking about snatching power and running with it again, as they did in 2023,” the politician said.

“We are now the country with the worst power problem, but what they are talking about is how to snatch and run with election results. This time, we will not let them run. If they try, we will stop them. They will not be able to do it this time,” he added.

According to him, the ADC intends to admit and register more members, stressing that the 2027 election would be a fight against bad leadership.

“We want to register as many people as possible because the election of 2027 will be against bad leadership. We want a Nigeria where we will lift Nigerians out of poverty, and we know we can be secure if we eliminate poverty,” Mr Obi said.

“We want you all to become fishers of men. Do not fear what they have, having this and having that, because if they do, they will not be afraid. They know what they have is fake, and we will chase all of them out at once,” he added.

The former governor was accompanied by the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, and his counterpart representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Tony Nwoye.