On Wednesday, members of the coalition the ADC as their platform for the 2027 general election.

David Mark, former senate president, was named interim national chairman, while Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun, was appointed interim national secretary.

In a on Thursday, the former governor of Anambra said the coalition is committed to working together to ensure Nigeria gets a “competent, capable and compassionate” leadership in 2027.

The former LP presidential candidate said the decision was a product of deep reflection on the country’s state and the need for urgent action.

“Our commitment is to sacrifice and work together towards the 2027 General Elections, ensuring that Nigeria gets a competent, capable, and compassionate leadership that will prioritise the nation’s future by putting the welfare of Nigerians first,” Obi wrote.

“This decision was not made lightly. It comes from deep reflection on where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward.

“No one group can change Nigeria alone. To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy.”

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

He added that 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.