Former Governors Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso have intensified moves to secure a joint presidential ticket on the platform of the African Democratic Congress by rallying northern leaders around a one-term power rotation deal.

Multiple party sources said the duo were pushing a “one-term” agenda to persuade key stakeholders in the North to back their alliance and shift support away from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the party’s primaries.

The renewed consultations, according to insiders, are part of a broader strategy by the two camps to consolidate northern backing for a southern presidency in 2027, with Obi projected to serve a single term if the arrangement succeeds.

Findings revealed that while the ADC is battling a leadership dispute and expecting judgment from the Supreme Court, presidential aspirants in the party have continued their consultations and mobilisation efforts.

Our correspondents gathered that Kwankwaso’s camp had intensified its movement in the last two weeks, meeting traditional rulers and other major stakeholders who had rejected President Bola Tinubu’s second term.

It was learnt that the former governor’s men had been telling northern stakeholders to play fair politics by supporting the South to complete its eight years, warning that backing Atiku again might not favour the North’s future political prospects.

Kwankwaso and Obi’s camps had launched the joint ticket campaign even before the former Kano governor officially joined the ADC on March 30, 2026.

On April 20, supporters of the former governors inaugurated a group named the Obi–Kwankwaso Movement to drive their ticket ahead of the ADC primaries.

Meanwhile, Atiku, who served as Obasanjo’s vice president between 1999 and 2007, said the 2027 presidential election would be his final attempt at the presidency.