The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, has disclosed that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has submitted his one-term proposal to the coalition for consideration.

Obi, on Monday, said he is willing to be a one-term president in 2027.

According to him, any candidate from the South elected president in the next election must be prepared to leave office on May 28, 2031, in line with the “unwritten power-sharing agreement” and the zoning principle.

Recall that Obi, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, have formed a coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election.

The coalition on Tuesday adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the vehicle for its ambition.

Yunusa said Obi has laid down his proposal before the coalition.

“We have presented it to the coalition. It is there for them to make a decision. But we are confident it can work.

This is a pronouncement rooted in integrity, and Peter Obi embodies that. What Nigeria needs now are leaders with integrity,” Tanko said.

He added that although the single term is not enshrined in the constitution, Obi believes that four years is enough to implement his ideas.

Former Senate President David Mark has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing to an end his decades-long association with the party he helped found.

Mark, who played a key role in shaping the PDP since its inception, announced his resignation in a letter dated June 27.

The development follows his recent appointment as one of the interim leaders of the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC), a move that signals a shift in Nigeria’s evolving political landscape.

In his resignation letter sighted by ohibaba.com and addressed to the PDP leadership in Otukpo Ward 1, Benue State, Mark cited the party’s deep-seated leadership crisis and irreconcilable differences as the reasons behind his departure.

“The irreconcilable differences in the PDP have subjected the party to public ridicule and reduced it to a shadow of its former self,” he noted.

Reflecting on his loyalty and contributions to the PDP over the years, Mark said:

“I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otukpo Ward 1, and by extension, to the entire Benue State and Nigeria. I write to formally inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the party with immediate effect.

“You may recall that over the years, I have remained firm and deeply committed to the ideals of the PDP.

Even when nearly all stakeholders departed the party following our loss in the 2015 presidential election, I pledged to remain the last man standing.

“I have worked steadfastly to rebuild, reconcile, and reposition the party, efforts which, without sounding immodest, helped restore the PDP to national relevance and made it once again a party of choice for many Nigerians,” he said.

However, he lamented that recent internal conflicts have severely weakened the party.“

Recent events marked by deepening divisions, persistent leadership crisis, and irreconcilable differences have reduced the party to a shadow of its former self, subjecting it to public ridicule,” he added.

Mark said the decision to leave the PDP came after extensive consultations with family, political allies, and close associates. He declared his next political move:

“After wide consultations with my family, friends, and political associates, I have resolved to join the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement in Nigeria, as part of the collective effort to rescue our nation and preserve our hard-earned democracy,” he stated.

The former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has agreed to serve as the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, was made spokesperson of the party.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; mark; former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi; former Nigeria’s Ambassador to China, Aminu Wali; and former National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, are among the party’s leaders, who called for a rethink of the current political situation.

Aregbesola bemoaned the current political structure in Nigeria, saying that, “our political landscape is plagued by parties that lack ideological depth.

“They are empty shells, merging and splitting, not over policy or principle, but over power and personality. There is little regard for the people, and even less for the country,” said Aregbesola.

The ex-Osun Governor and two-time Commissioner for Works in Lagos state, noted, “The ADC is not perfect, but it stands for something. It was forged in resistance, sharpened by vision, and led by men and women who believe in justice, dignity, equality, inclusivity of all interests and true freedom.

It has character. It has soul. It is therefore a true platform for expressing their aspirations.

“Sadly, in Nigeria today, we cannot say the same about many of our political parties.”