A member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Fabiyi Oladimeji, has called on supporters of Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar to stop attacking one another, insisting that both camps are fighting for the same objective within the opposition coalition.
Oladimeji made the call while speaking on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television, monitored by DAILY POST on Wednesday.
According to him, the entry of Peter Obi into the ADC should have strengthened unity within the party and the wider coalition, rather than triggering sustained attacks against Atiku Abubakar, who is also a key figure in the opposition bloc.
“Nigeria is not governed by poetry but by power, and power is not usually secured by those who shout justice the loudest, but by those who understand the dynamics,” Oladimeji said.
He described both Atiku and Obi as major political forces within the ADC, alongside other prominent figures such as former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
“We have two principalities in the ADC. Atiku Abubakar is a principality in his own right, and Peter Obi is one too,” he said.
Oladimeji urged Nigerians to remain calm, expressing confidence that the internal tensions would eventually be resolved. He added that the ADC remains the vehicle capable of accommodating all interests within the coalition.
“Something is going to work out, and that thing is the vehicle that will carry everyone along, and that is the ADC,” he stated.
He also praised the party’s current leadership, noting that the ADC is being managed by former Senate President, David Mark, whom he described as an experienced and capable leader with a clear vision.
While acknowledging that political disagreements are inevitable, Oladimeji stressed that open hostility between supporters of Obi and Atiku was unnecessary and counterproductive.
“There is no reason whatsoever for the ‘Obidients’ and the ‘Atikulates’ to attack each other because they belong to the same coalition and are fighting the same goal,” he said.
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