Dare Babalola
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has criticised former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his withdrawal from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing him as a “political nomad”.
Obi had in December 2025 announced his alignment with the coalition-backed ADC and formally joined the party on March 7, 2026, where he received his membership card at Agulu Ward 2 in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State.
However, recent reports indicated that Obi and former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, were planning to exit the party. Obi later confirmed his departure, citing “endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division” within the ADC.
He also alleged that forces within the Nigerian political system were replicating the same internal crises that, according to him, earlier destabilised the Labour Party.
Reacting in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Onanuga dismissed Obi’s explanation, branding him a “political nomad” and a “politician made of jelly”.
He claimed Obi’s exit was motivated by an inability to compete for the ADC presidential ticket against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
“The political nomad is on the move again. Ignore all those puerile reasons he gave in these illogical musings, a self-serving letter to his mob,” Onanuga wrote.
“Peter Obi is a politician made of jelly, an opportunistic fellow. He can’t fight Atiku or Amaechi for the ticket of ADC.”
The presidential aide further accused Obi of avoiding political contests he considers difficult, adding that his approach would “lead him to doom, like in 2023”.
“He always blames the government without doing a soul-searching of himself. Welcome, Peter, to the 2027 race,” Onanuga added.
