Presidential Ticket Guarantees, Other Issues Stopped Obi, Kwankwaso From Joining PRP —Baba-Ahmed

They cited a worsening political climate marked by internal crises, external interference, and growing hostility within party structures.

“Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them,” Obi, who enjoys a large youth following, said.

After they joined the NDC, Kwankwaso said the move was to “provide our people with a credible platform where they can thrive and realise their full potential.

“I therefore call on all our dedicated supporters and well-meaning Nigerians to join the NDC and stand with us in this renewed fight for good governance and true democracy,” Kwankwaso wrote on his X handle after the NDC received them into the party.

Obi got 6.1 million votes, while Kwankwaso scored 1.1 million votes in the 2023 elections. 

Despite their failure to join the PRP, Baba-Ahmed asked the opposition to work together.

“We will work together, because I believe that somewhere along the line, all the parties eventually have to pull their energies and resources together,” he said.