The senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has officially withdrawn his membership from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Abaribe made the announcement on Wednesday at the Nike Lake Resort in Enugu, where he appeared alongside Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, who also formally declared his move to the ADC.
The lawmaker, who joined APGA in 2023 after leaving his former party to contest the Abia South senatorial election, confirmed that he had submitted his resignation earlier in the day.
“Let me also announce that this morning I resigned from the All-Progressive Grand Alliance,” the senator said.
He stated that his decision to align with the ADC was influenced by Obi, whom he described as his political leader.
“So as of now, I am fully in ADC. Following my brother and our leader, Mr Peter Obi, I wish all of us well, and I know that we’re going to get there,” Abaribe said.
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Reflecting on a previous media interview, Abaribe noted that meaningful political change, in his view, would only come through collective determination.
“When I was given my last interview, and they were asking me, how do you think it will happen? I told them, Mboru. Every woman knows what Mboru means. Now it’s Mboru,” he said.
According to the senator, the ADC is positioned to become the rallying point for a wider political movement aimed at addressing Nigeria’s current difficulties.
“When the time comes, the whole of us are going into ADC, and we shall remove the cancer that has held Nigeria down since 2015.
“We will remove that party that promised change but brought death and destruction to Nigeria,” he said.
Earlier, News Round The Clock reported that Obi had urged Nigerians and opposition stakeholders to come together under a united national coalition to confront the country’s challenges.
“This decision is guided solely by patriotism and national interest. I now respectfully call on my political associates, the Obidient Movement, and opposition leaders across the country to join this broad national coalition under the African Democratic Congress,” Obi said.
He cautioned that inaction at a critical time could have lasting consequences.
“History will not forgive silence in moments of national peril,” he added.
