The Obidient Pulse

Peter Obi’s camp faces fresh internal friction ahead of 2027, with the OK Movement warning against division, and Datti Baba-Ahmed escalating his feud with Obidients.

Peter Obi & Obidients

OK Movement warns NDC and Obidients against causing crisis in Obi’s camp

As campaigns begin ahead of the 2027 general elections, the UK Coordinator of the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement, Adebayo Brown, accused leaders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council and the Obidient Movement of encouraging divisions among groups associated with Peter Obi’s 2027 ambition. The group said the NDC position is that support groups should support rather than assume party functions, and urged focus on grassroots mobilization instead of disputes.

Datti Baba-Ahmed threatens more revelations, warns Obidients against attacks

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed threatened to make further revelations about his former running mate Peter Obi amid growing tensions with Obi’s supporters. Speaking on Symfoni TV, he said Obidients are always eager to attack him whenever he speaks about Obi and claimed he has more damaging information about the 2023 election.

Obi’s 2027 platform shift continues to reshape alliances

Peter Obi officially defected from Labour Party to the ADC coalition platform on Dec 31, 2025, after joining the opposition coalition in July 2025, according to analysis of the Labour Party’s future without Obi. Former LP chairman Julius Abure has now ruled out backing Obi in 2027, saying he would consider Tinubu or Atiku depending on a Supreme Court case.