A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Sani, has declared that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is effectively “married” to the African Democratic Congress, casting serious doubt on any possibility of his return to the PDP.
Speaking on ARISE Television’s The Morning Show on Friday, Sani argued that Obi’s recent political actions indicate a growing allegiance to the ADC, despite being a member of the Labour Party.
“Peter Obi has just of late, yesterday, directed all his supporters to vote for an African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate while he is still in the Labour Party. The Labour Party this morning has asked all its members to disregard Obi’s directives,” Sani stated.
“This has shown that Peter Obi is married to the ADC, and he is most unlikely to defect to the PDP. Although he has made allusion to the fact that the PDP has approached him.”
Sani, who previously served as Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, also dismissed suggestions that Obi—or even former President Goodluck Jonathan—might return to the PDP, describing such claims as unfounded speculation.
“The clamour for the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi to the PDP is just conjecture. The party is trying hard to bring in more capable hands, given the comatose nature of the PDP. The people in the party are incapacitated by many factors; we have lost two governors to the APC, with a close possibility of Rivers State. The Wike factor is also still very much alive. No political party can survive without high-profile personalities,” he added.
Sani’s remarks come amid internal challenges within the PDP and increasing uncertainty over key political figures’ next moves ahead of the 2027 elections.
