The Obidient Movement and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have officially merged their political structures in the North-East as part of a strategic push for the 2027 general elections. The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, announced on Saturday, January 17, 2026, that the harmonization was finalized during high-level meetings in Maiduguri and Damaturu. This move follows the formal exit of Peter Obi from the Labour Party earlier this year, a transition that has consolidated his “Obidient” base within the ADC’s organizational framework to challenge the ruling APC.
In Borno State, Tanko met with the movement’s collegiate team and the interim leadership of the ADC, led by Alhaji Ali Bukar Wurge. The ADC leadership described the integration as “timely and strategic,” emphasizing that the influx of Obi’s supporters would bolster the party’s grassroots presence across the North-East. The harmonization is designed to create a “broad-based, people-centered” platform, specifically targeting the empowerment of youths and women as the primary drivers of political change in the region.
A parallel alignment was conducted in Yobe State, where Prof. Muhammad Jawa and the Obidient collegiate team, led by Mallam Haruna Zaana, reaffirmed their resolve to expand citizen participation. Dr. Tanko declared that the era of “mobilization rhetoric” is over, urging members to transition into “practical political organizing.” He stressed that the primary goal of this North-East consolidation is to reclaim the country’s future and rebuild its governance structures through a unified opposition front.
