Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has mocked the leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC), suggesting that Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso saw the political troubles coming and withdrew before the party’s internal battles escalated.
Sani, in a post on his X account on Sunday, November 8, 2026, drew parallels between the current turmoil in the ADC and the previous political experiences of Obi in the Labour Party (LP) and Kwankwaso in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
His remarks come amid the escalating ADC crisis and a Federal High Court judgment that has thrown the presidential candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar into uncertainty ahead of the 2027 general election.
The former lawmaker recalled that both Obi and Kwankwaso had experienced difficult relationships with the leadership of their former political parties before joining the ADC.
“Peter had a bitter lesson with the leadership of the LP and Kwankwaso also had a cat and mouse relationship with the leadership of the NNPP,” Sani wrote.
According to him, their subsequent encounter with the ADC’s leadership complications and legal challenges prompted them to withdraw from the party.
“When both of them entered the ADC and saw the face of Nafiu Bala and the legal booby traps, they pulled out,” he stated.
Obi and Kwankwaso had been criticised for not remaining in the party to confront its leadership crisis, with their departure becoming a subject of political debate.
However, Sani suggested that those who stayed behind were now experiencing the very internal battles they had accused the departing politicians of abandoning.
“They were accused of not staying behind to FIGHT IT OUT….The wrestlers who stayed behind are having their wrestling matches,” he added.
The former senator’s remarks appeared to ridicule the situation in which those who had urged Obi and Kwankwaso to remain and fight were now embroiled in the ADC’s ongoing leadership struggles.
The party is currently facing legal and leadership challenges following the Federal High Court judgment that has placed Atiku’s presidential ambition in jeopardy.
The crisis has raised questions about the ADC’s ability to resolve its internal disputes and navigate the legal complications ahead of the 2027 elections.
