PDP Moves to Woo Peter Obi Back into the Party – Deputy Spokesman

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is making efforts to bring back former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold, according to the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi.

Speaking during an interview on Arise News Thursday night, Abdullahi described Obi as a political asset and a “product of the PDP,” emphasizing that the party recognizes his value and wants him back.

“Peter Obi is our product, and the PDP indeed wants to get him back. He is a very great capital for any political party, and any political party that will have him will be to their advantage,” Abdullahi stated.

He noted that despite electoral irregularities and manipulation during the 2023 general elections, Obi was able to secure over six million votes nationwide. “If he had not gone the way he did in the last dispensation and proved that mettle to generate over six million votes in spite of the rigging and frustration of his chances in many of the states, Peter Obi is truly a political capital, no doubt about it,” he added.

Obi, a former PDP vice presidential candidate in 2019, defected to the Labour Party ahead of the 2023 elections where he secured the party’s presidential ticket. He contested against APC’s Bola Tinubu and PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, winning 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory but ultimately placed third in the final results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While Obi maintains that he remains a Labour Party member, he has recently aligned with a new coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), aimed at challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections.

Meanwhile, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was PDP’s presidential candidate in the past two elections, has reportedly resigned from the party. He is now a key figure in the emerging political coalition aiming to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the next electoral cycle.