‘Please let there be no litigation’ — Obi appeals to supporters after receiving NDC membership card

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has urged members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to avoid litigation and internal disputes ahead of the 2027 general election.

Obi spoke in Abuja on Sunday, where he and Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state, officially joined the NDC at its national secretariat.

The former governor of Anambra had earlier announced his exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while Kwankwaso also hinted that he was engaged in “wide-ranging consultations” with the NDC.

Addressing his supporters, Obi warned that resorting to court battles could weaken efforts to build a credible political alternative.

“Please let there be no litigation. Party members, please don’t go to court. We want to build a party; we are not lawyers,” he said.

“We are pleading with the judiciary. Please end cases in the party so we can face the job of building a new Nigeria that is possible. We want to start building.

“We want to build a country where a child of nobody can be somebody without knowing anybody. That is what we want to do.”

Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe, the NDC national chairman, presented the party’s membership cards to Obi and Kwankwaso.

Speaking after the event, Kwankwaso said he and Obi came to discuss with the NDC stakeholders about the party and their ideologies.

The former Kano governor said they realised that their ideologies and beliefs are the same and urged Nigerians to register with the NDC ahead of the deadline for registration of party members.(TheCable (