The ripple effects of Peter Obi’s dramatic exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have claimed another significant casualty, as the Anambra State Chairman of the ADC has tendered his resignation from office — citing the former Labour Party presidential candidate’s departure as the principal and deeply personal reason for his decision to step down.
The Anambra ADC Chairman’s resignation, coming in the wake of a series of high-profile defections and internal crises that have systematically stripped the party of its most prominent figures and political credibility, represents yet another devastating blow to an organisation already reeling from what many now describe as an irreversible and accelerating collapse.
In his resignation, the Anambra chairman made no attempt to conceal the depth of his disillusionment and disappointment over Obi’s exit — making clear that his own commitment to the ADC had been inextricably bound to the presence and political vision of the former Anambra State governor, whose entry into the party had generated enormous excitement and hope among members, particularly in the South-East where Obi commands a massive and fiercely loyal political following.
The resignation underscores a fundamental and painful reality now confronting the ADC — that for many of its members, particularly those in the South-East, their loyalty was never primarily to the party as an institution, but to Peter Obi as a political personality and symbol of a new and better style of governance.
With Obi gone, those members see little reason to remain — and the Anambra chairman’s resignation is widely expected to trigger a further wave of exits from the ADC’s Anambra chapter and possibly from other South-East states where Obi’s influence had been the primary engine of the party’s grassroots mobilisation.
The ADC’s national leadership now faces the daunting task of not only replacing the departed Anambra chairman but rebuilding the party’s shattered presence across the South-East from the ground up — a challenge that many political observers believe is beyond the current capacity and resources of a party whose national structure has been fundamentally weakened by months of relentless defections and leadership crises.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s already viral declaration that “ADC is dead” now appears more prescient and accurate than ever — as each passing day brings fresh evidence that the party is in a state of terminal and potentially irreversible political decline.
CDA News Nigeria will continue to monitor and report on the ADC’s unfolding crisis and its implications for Nigeria’s 2027 electoral landscape.
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