The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, has alleged that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, once threatened to leave the opposition coalition over claims that the party leadership was favouring former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Abdullahi made the disclosure during an interview on Symfoni TV on Thursday while speaking on internal developments within the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to him, Amaechi raised concerns with the party’s national chairman over what he perceived as preferential treatment being extended to Obi within the coalition arrangement.
“There was a time that Rotimi Amaechi went to the national chairman and was threatening to leave the coalition,” Abdullahi said.
“He felt that the chairman was pandering to Peter Obi, that he was conceding everything to Peter Obi.”
The ADC spokesman, however, dismissed claims that Obi had been sidelined within the coalition, insisting that the former Anambra State governor was given significant influence in the party structure.
He disclosed that one of his deputies was nominated by Obi, while the position of National Organising Secretary was also allocated to Obi’s camp as part of efforts to strengthen the coalition.
Abdullahi said the arrangement affected former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, who had reportedly worked towards securing the position before Obi joined the alliance.
“Before Peter Obi joined the coalition, you had people like Osita Chidoka working very hard for coalition building. He was hoping to be the National Organising Secretary,” Abdullahi stated.
“But when Peter Obi came, in order to bring him in and give him a sense of belonging, that’s how we lost Osita Chidoka because we gave that position to Peter Obi to nominate.”
He added that Obi was also allowed to nominate other individuals into party structures as part of political concessions aimed at broadening the coalition.
According to Abdullahi, such compromises were necessary to strengthen the opposition ahead of the next general election.
“The more people we are able to lock in, and if we have to make some concessions that are not going to kill anybody, then we have to make those concessions,” he said.
He maintained that Obi had no reason to complain about marginalisation or a hostile political environment within the coalition.
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