Bye-Elections: “Don’t Vote for Labour Party,” Peter Obi Tells Supporters, Mentions Alternative
- In a significant twist of events, Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, stirred a fresh controversy in the polity following his directive to supporters
- Obi, on Thursday, charged his supporters not to vote of Labour Party candidates ahead of the bye-elections across the country
- In a trending post shared on his social media platform X on Thursday, Peter Obi has endorsed African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidates and urged his followers to vote for them
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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has implored his supporters to vote for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the forthcoming by-elections.
Source: Facebook
Bye-elections: Peter Obi endorses ADC candidates
In a post shared on his X page on Thursday night, August 14, Peter Obi, a member of the ADC-led coalition, said his decision was due to the LP having no candidates recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the ballot amid an internal crisis.
“On the 16th of August 2025, Nigerians will go to the polling units again for the by-elections,” Obi wrote.
“This is expected to take place in the 16 states of the federation, with 2 senatorial, 5 federal house of representatives and 9 state assembly seats available for voting.
“Kindly note that the Labour Party has no candidates recognised by INEC due to the internal crisis.
“I humbly urge every member of the Obidient and COPDEM families to go out and vote for the coalition political party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in their respective states.
“The struggle for Nigeria has started.”
Source: Facebook
Nigerians react to Obi's suggestions
Legit.ng compiled a few reactions from the comment section on X below;
@Iyoaiye_ tweeted:
"Who are those arguing that this guy is not confused."
@oladyussuf tweeted:
"Which kind of politics are you running guy?"
@Duzie_ tweeted:
"So we are moving to ADC then??"
2027: ADC coalition gains momentum
In June 2025, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi joined former minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi, joined forces with other major opposition leaders, including former vice president Atiku Abubakar, and former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, to form a coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The alliance is expected to challenge the ruling party in the 2027 general elections.
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“What Peter Obi told me about single term pledge”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Solomon Dalung, a former minister of youth and sports, opened up on his key discussions with Obi ahead of the 2027 elections.
Dalung revealed Obi's stance regarding the single-term (four-year) presidency amid the calls for his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Legit.ng reported that Obi stirred a fresh controversy after he reaffirmed his vow to serve only one term if elected president in 2027.
Source: Legit.ng
