Nigeria, May 5 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said on Monday that Peter Obi, who recently left the party, enjoyed the most preferential treatment within the party compared to any other member.

Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, the party spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, rejected suggestions that Mr Obi was sidelined or unfairly treated, describing such claims as inaccurate and disconnected from the internal realities of the party.

"I can tell you as a national public secretary of ADC that none of the aspirants, none of the leaders has been favoured by the party the way his excellency Peter Obi has been favoured," he said.

Mr Obi, who joined the ADC in March after leaving the Labour Party (LP) due to it...