Former Labour Party presidential candidate and opposition figure, Peter Obi, has announced his resignation from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing internal crises, legal disputes, and alleged external interference in the party’s affairs.

In a statement on Sunday, Obi said his decision was not driven by personal conflict with party leaders, including the National Chairman, Senator David Mark, or former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, whom he described as respected leaders.

“Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them,” Obi said.

He, however, expressed concern over what he described as recurring political interference and instability within opposition parties, alleging that similar patterns that affected the Labour Party were now emerging in the ADC.

“However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division,” he added.

Obi further warned that such developments risk weakening opposition platforms and diverting attention from national challenges, stressing the need for “politics built on service and nation-building rather than control and exclusion.”

His resignation is expected to trigger fresh discussions within opposition circles as political realignments continue ahead of future elections.