Onanuga Labels Obi ‘Opportunistic, Inconsistent’ Over ADC Exit Remark

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, branding him an “opportunistic and inconsistent” figure following his suggestion that he could leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The criticism came after Obi, during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, hinted he might exit the ADC if the party’s internal processes become compromised.

Responding on X, Onanuga wrote: “Peter Obi, the peripatetic, opportunistic and inconsistent politician ever to operate in Nigeria hints that he may leave the ADC, the way he left APGA, PDP and Labour. Listen to him.”

In the interview, Obi defended his history of party defections, maintaining that each move was based on principle rather than personal gain, and made it clear he would not hesitate to switch parties again if necessary.

“I don’t have long time in politics, if I have to move twenty times, I will do it. I cannot be talking about change, I cannot be talking about something new, you cannot use the process of yesterday to build tomorrow,” he said.

He attributed his departure from the Labour Party to what he described as deliberate efforts to destabilise the party and trap him in internal crises.

“They put fire in the house and they were shocked that I was able to escape, they thought I would be there for the fire to burn me. When I now escape they will now say Peter Obi cannot stay to put out the fire which they put,” he said.

Speaking on his current position in the ADC, Obi acknowledged that some individuals from parties he previously left are now part of the same platform, but stressed that their current conduct is what matters.

“What is important is not what people were yesterday, it’s what they are today. I am in ADC with the same people, and I can tell you, some of whom I left in PDP and other parties but we are going through the same process, if that process is again compromised, I will speak out,” he said.

Reiterating his stance, Obi added: “If I have to move twenty times, I will do it. You cannot use the process of yesterday to build tomorrow.”

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