Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark, and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders called on Nigerians to join a National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The call came after a closed-door strategy meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, attended by former governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Sam Egwu (Ebonyi), and former PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus. A communiqué issued post-meeting described the APC government as a “national disaster,” stating, “All indices of development have collapsed, and life is now hellish for Nigerians.”
The coalition, operating under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), aims to unite opposition forces, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi and former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s administration, blamed for 33% inflation and 10,217 deaths from insecurity since 2023.
The PDP leaders, representing 70% of the party’s 13 state chapters, urged members to collapse their structures into the coalition, projecting 15 million votes. The meeting, highlighted PDP’s internal crisis, with 300 defections attributed to APC’s “threats and blackmail.” The ADC’s unveiling on July 2 aims to counter APC’s 20 state governorships, with plans for a nationwide rally by Q1 2026.