{"id":177912,"date":"2025-09-08T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-i-communicated-peter-obi-before-joining-adc"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:17:01","slug":"2027-i-communicated-peter-obi-before-joining-adc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/2027-i-communicated-peter-obi-before-joining-adc","title":{"rendered":"2027 I Communicated Peter Obi Before Joining ADC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Lagos State 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says he sought and got the approval of Pre Obi, the party\u2019s former presidential candidate, to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes-Vivour stated this on Sunday, when he featured on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. Certainly. A representative of his was at the declaration on Saturday. Peter Obi and I are communicating, we are aligned. There is no step I am taking that he is not aware of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have all agreed that the only way for the opposition to have a successful election is through a coalition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of where anybody may be at this time, we are working towards that aim,\u201d he said.<\/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. The Lagos State 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says he sought and got the approval of Pre Obi, the party\u2019s former presidential candidate, to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Rhodes-Vivour stated this on Sunday, when he featured on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television. \u201cYes. Certainly. 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