{"id":174744,"date":"2025-08-17T22:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T21:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/by-elections-adc-lp-dead-in-anambra-soludo-mocks-obi"},"modified":"2025-08-17T23:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:15:25","slug":"by-elections-adc-lp-dead-in-anambra-soludo-mocks-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/by-elections-adc-lp-dead-in-anambra-soludo-mocks-obi","title":{"rendered":"By-elections: ADC, LP dead in Anambra \u2013 Soludo mocks Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has mocked former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following the outcome of the by-election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Soludo said the results of Saturday\u2019s by-elections in the state showed that the Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, are \u201cdead\u201d and \u201cnon-existent\u201d in Anambra.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks on Sunday during an event in the Nanka area of the state to celebrate the victory of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>Soludo also mocked Obi, who supported ADC candidates in the polls, insisting the party does not exist in Anambra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cADC does not exist in Anambra. We showed it yesterday, Saturday. Labour Party is dead,\u201d Soludo said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the ADC opposition coalition had sought to use the by-election in Anambra to test its popularity, but \u201cthe people spoke overwhelmingly with over 75%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cAPGA is our movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that Obi, a member of the Labour Party, had aligned with the ADC coalition seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has mocked former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following the outcome of the by-election in the state. Soludo said the results of Saturday\u2019s by-elections in the state showed that the Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, are \u201cdead\u201d and \u201cnon-existent\u201d in Anambra. 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