Posted by Samuel on Thu 08th Jan, 2026 - tori.ng
He said Obi wants to unite Nigeria and wants the ADC to be the option for the people of Nigeria who clearly do not want a one-party state.
Ibrahim Abdulkareem, Director-General of Big TENT Nigeria, has explained why former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi is seeking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket.
Speaking during an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television on Wednesday, Abdulkareem said Obi is not asking for the ADC ticket on a platter.
He said Obi wants to unite Nigeria and wants the ADC to be the option for the people of Nigeria who clearly do not want a one-party state.
“Peter Obi didn’t just come out and join the ADC. He was part of the ADC from the first day and he made it very clear for everybody that wants to hear.
“He said I would be part of this coalition if it’s not just for us to grab power and give to somebody but if it’s for us to come together and create a system that would work for Nigeria because Nigerians have been longing for good and genuine leadership.
“And he has done what none of these people, including president Bola Tinubu himself has done because what he did is that before fully declaring for the ADC, he talked to the Obidients.
“Nobody at all his meetings, there’s no fora anywhere that Peter Obi is asking somebody to give him this ADC ticket on a platter of gold.
“What he said is that what he has done in his previous engagement with people, what Nigerians have said and also putting something that would unite us together, most especially giving the young Nigerians who want to see a new Nigeria that hope of a better nation,” Abdulkareem said.