Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has urged Nigerians to vote for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the upcoming bye-elections.
This development comes as Obi distances himself from his party,the Labour Party due to the party’s internal crisis, which has left it without recognized candidates in the polls, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a statement shared on X on August 14, 2025, Obi called on members of the Obidient and COPDEM families to support the ADC in their respective states.
Obi wrote:
“On the 16th of August 2025. Nigerians will go to the polling units again for the Bye-Elections.
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 because the Labour Party has no recognised candidates by INEC due to the internal crisis, I humbly urge every member of Obidient and COPDEM families to go out and vote for the coalition political party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), in their respective states.
The struggle for Nigeria has started”.
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