Two prominent Nigerian opposition figures, former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, have left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition and joined the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Obi cited a "toxic" and "unstable" internal environment within the ADC, pointing to ongoing legal proceedings — in which a rival faction is contesting the party's leadership — and what he described as deliberate attempts at destabilisation. The pair, who finished third and fourth respectively in Nigeria's 2023 presidential election, may now form a joint presidential ticket for the January 2027 vote, though their departure has drawn criticism from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), whose members labelled Obi a "political nomad."