The Anambra State Government has urged members and supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to protect the party’s political base and reject the New Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The state government made the call on Monday in a post on X titled “A Betrayal Alert for Ndi APGA,” in which it accused former governor Peter Obi of working against the survival of APGA since leaving the party in 2014.
The government specifically warned APGA supporters against voting for Obi, who is expected to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the NDC.
“A vote for Peter Obi and the NDC is a vote to kill APGA,” the government said.
It alleged that Obi had pursued a sustained effort to undermine the party that brought him to power in Anambra.
“Since 2014, Obi has had one mission: to destroy the party that made him,” the statement alleged.
The state government also accused Obi of supporting political forces opposed to APGA in 2025, while claiming that President Bola Tinubu stood by the party during the period.
“In 2025, while President Tinubu stood with APGA, Obi backed opposition to bury us,” it added.
The government therefore called on APGA members to remain loyal to the party and resist the NDC.
“Do not be deceived by a man who abandoned his own house. Anambra is APGA. Ndi APGA, defend your home. Resist the NDC,” it said.
Obi’s Journey From APGA to NDC
Obi governed Anambra State from March 2006 to March 2014, although his first tenure was interrupted after his impeachment in November 2006.
He formally left APGA in October 2014 and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
After leaving the PDP in May 2022, Obi joined the Labour Party and became its presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
He finished third in that election behind Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was declared the winner.
Obi subsequently left the Labour Party in December 2025 and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Months later, he and former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso announced their movement into the NDC, a platform being positioned as a major opposition vehicle ahead of the 2027 presidential contest.
Fresh Row Over Anambra’s Finances
The latest political confrontation comes amid an increasingly bitter dispute between Obi and the Anambra State Government over debts allegedly inherited from his administration.
The controversy began on September 14 when Anambra Commissioner for Finance, Izuchukwu Okafor, said the state was still servicing loans obtained by previous administrations, including those of Obi and former governor Willie Obiano.
Obi rejected the claim, insisting that he left office without outstanding debts.
He also maintained that his administration did not owe salaries, pensions or contractors when he handed over power, while claiming that he left about ₦2.1 billion in ecological funds for the state.
The Anambra government later released details of what it described as external debt inherited from Obi’s administration.
Commissioner for Information and Value Reorientation, Law Mefor, said Obi left $123.77 million in external debt when he left office.
Mefor also challenged Obi’s claim concerning the ecological funds, saying the state government had found no evidence that the alleged ₦2.1 billion was kept in a First Bank account.
The dispute has added a fresh political dimension to the already strained relationship between Obi and the APGA-led government, with the 2027 elections likely to intensify the battle over political control of Anambra and the wider South-East.