Obi and Kwankwaso’s Party Switches: Tinubu’s Influence, Desperation, or a Broken System?

Peter Obi has moved across five parties in three election cycles. Why has he joined forces with former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso once again? One theory points to President Bola Tinubu’s alleged use of proxies and judicial tactics to weaken rivals. Critics say this pressure forced Obi’s defections from APGA to PDP, Labour, ADC and now the NDC. Another view blames Obi’s own impatience and fear of contested primaries. He has been accused of seeking nomination on a platter rather than risk genuine competition. A third perspective argues that party-hopping reflects a political landscape without real ideology. In this system, parties serve merely as vehicles for power, so switching becomes a tactic of survival.

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