{"id":11208,"date":"2026-05-05T12:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=11208"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:23:22","slug":"mass-defections-hit-adc-as-obi-kwankwaso-move-to-ndc-ahead-of-inec-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2026\/05\/05\/mass-defections-hit-adc-as-obi-kwankwaso-move-to-ndc-ahead-of-inec-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Defections Hit ADC as Obi, Kwankwaso Move to NDC Ahead of INEC Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent politicians Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso have left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), triggering a wave of defections that is reshaping the political landscape ahead of the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>The moves, which also drew other politicians from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), come as the May 10 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) draws near. A recent Supreme Court ruling had also weakened both the ADC and the PDP as viable political platforms, pushing opposition figures to seek new ground.<\/p>\n<p>At a strategic meeting in Abuja with NDC leadership, Obi and Kwankwaso outlined their vision for tackling Nigeria&#8217;s most pressing challenges, including insecurity and economic hardship.<\/p>\n<p>Obi described the current political environment as toxic, pointing to persistent hostility and external interference in opposition parties as key reasons for his exit. He reaffirmed his commitment to building a united Nigeria and called for an end to internal political disputes.<\/p>\n<p>Kwankwaso echoed similar views, stressing that education and empowerment are essential to fostering unity and lasting peace in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC, described by its leaders as an ideological movement grounded in integrity and inclusive governance, welcomed the new members with optimism, positioning itself as a major force heading into the next election cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent politicians Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso have left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), triggering a wave of defections that is reshaping the political landscape ahead of the&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11210,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11208\/revisions\/11210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}