- He reassured the public that both Obi and El-Rufai remained committed to the ADC coalition and would formally join the party after completing those processes
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has opened up on the delayed defection of Peter Obi and Nasir El-Rufai to the opposition party.
The party said the duo are yet to join the party because they had some issues to address and a few loose ends to tie up in their present parties before joining the ADC.
The Interim National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja over the weekend.
He explained that both Obi and El-Rufai were allowed to complete certain electoral processes within their former political parties.
He reassured the public that both Obi and El-Rufai remained committed to the ADC coalition and would formally join the party after completing those processes.
“They were given the opportunity to finalise pending elections, including by-elections and the selection of governorship candidates within their legacy parties,” he said.
On concerns about the party’s internal democracy, Abdullahi said they have no hidden agenda or preferred candidate, adding that everyone will have a fair chance in the race for the party’s ticket.
The interim spokesman also refuted claims that the ADC was facing major legal issues.
“We are confident in the legality of every step we have taken. We made sure we closed all loopholes the ruling party might try to use against us,” he added