Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while declaring his intention to challenge the recently enacted Electoral Act 2026 in court.
Obi completed his registration on Saturday at Agulu Ward 2 in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State during the flag-off of the party’s membership registration and mobilisation exercise.
Speaking during the event, the former Governor of Anambra State criticised aspects of the new electoral law, alleging that the legislation was rushed in order to influence the outcome of the 2027 general elections.
According to a report by Arise Television, Obi said he and his supporters would challenge the law through the courts.
“All the laws being hurriedly churned out now are simply aimed at enabling them to snatch the 2027 presidential election and run away with it,” Obi said.
“But this time, we will catch them. We have seen all the reviews of the Electoral Act, and INEC has no reason to dictate how parties should elect their candidates.”
He argued that the role of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be limited to conducting elections rather than determining how political parties select their candidates during primary elections.
“INEC should focus on how to conduct elections. They now choose to abandon their work as referee and then want to teach a coach how to select their players,” he said.
Obi also criticised what he described as misplaced national priorities, citing Nigeria’s ongoing power challenges.
“We are now the country with the worst power problem, but what they are talking about is how to snatch and run with election results. This time, we will not let them run,” he said.
The former Anambra governor urged Nigerians to participate actively in the ADC membership drive ahead of the 2027 elections.
“We want to register as many people as possible because the election of 2027 will be against bad leadership,” he said.
Obi further stated that leaders across the South-East geopolitical zone were working together politically, noting that several prominent figures from the region were now aligned with the ADC.
“The South-East is working as a family, and many notable persons in the zone are already in the ADC,” he added.
Obi had earlier, in December 2025, announced his intention to join the coalition-backed ADC as part of broader political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections.
