Austin Okai, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised leading presidential hopefuls Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso for their silence following the Supreme Court ruling on the party’s leadership crisis.
Reports indicate that both politicians have yet to publicly react to the judgment delivered by the apex court.
The ruling, which addressed the internal leadership dispute within the party, has already drawn reactions from several top figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Reacting via a post on his official Facebook page, Okai questioned the silence of Obi and Kwankwaso, suggesting it was unexpected given the significance of the judgment.
“After all the protests—and just 48 hours after David Mark and the ADC’s Supreme Court victory—Obi and Kwankwaso have still refused to say a word.
“Are they not happy that their own party won the same case they were protesting? They could have at least pretended a little,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, there are reports suggesting that both Obi and Kwankwaso may be considering a move away from the ADC to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a related development, a prominent figure in the Kwankwasiyya movement in Kano State, Kabiru Adamu Abdullahi, recently resigned from the ADC, reportedly on the directive of Kwankwaso
