Ex-Obidients endorse Tinubu for second term, adopt APC

A group of former supporters of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has officially endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office and adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its political platform.

The group, known as Batified Obidients, announced its decision on Wednesday at a press conference in Abuja, saying it would mobilise former Obidient supporters, undecided voters and other Nigerians to back Tinubu’s re-election bid.

Adesina Fagbenro-Byron, former director of operations at the Obidient Movement, leads the group.

However, Fabian Chukwudoruo, the group’s deputy national coordinator and former head of logistics of the Obi/Datti presidential campaign Council, addressed journalists at the event.

In his address titled “Formal Launch of Batified Obidients”, Chukwudoruo said the group’s decision followed reflections on its experience working within Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign and an assessment of the Tinubu administration’s policies.

We are former Labour Party and Obidient supporters. We are now shifting our support to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and adopting the All Progressives Congress, the APC, as our political vehicle for 2027, under the name Batified Obidients.

Chukwudoruo noted that the group respected the political choices of those who remained with Obi or supported other parties.

He said the group’s name reflected its political evolution, adding that it remained committed to the demand for good governance associated with the Obidient movement while aligning itself with Tinubu’s political platform.

Our loyalty is to Nigeria first. We remain Obidient to Nigeria. We are Batified for the task ahead.