Several former members of Peter Obi’s campaign and the Obidient movement announce they are leaving their existing group and backing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 elections. They say they will change the group’s name to “Batified Obidients” and adopt the All Progressives Congress (APC) as their political platform.
The reports frame the move as a political defection away from Obi and, in some cases, away from the parties previously associated with his campaigns. Premium Times and Vanguard both describe the decision as a quit-and-endorse development tied to the 2027 cycle, including an explicit shift in branding and a declared platform within the APC.
Legit.ng similarly reports a “major blow” to Obi, highlighting that ex-campaign members have launched the “Batified Obedients” support platform for Tinubu ahead of 2027. Across outlets, the core elements—breakaway formation, naming, and endorsement of Tinubu—are consistent, with differences mainly in wording and emphasis.
