PDP faction backs nomination of a joint candidate against Tinubu
A faction of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP), led by former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs Kabiru Turaki, has backed the idea of nominating a single opposition candidate in the 2027 presidential election. As Premium Times Nigeria reports, the faction considers a joint candidate necessary to defeat the ruling party of President Bola Tinubu.
Ini Ememobong, the PDP faction’s national publicity secretary, said the decision was linked to the hardships that, in the faction’s assessment, Nigerians are experiencing under the Tinubu administration. Representatives of the group also linked the initiative to rising poverty and a deteriorating security situation in the country.
G-100 meeting in Abuja
On August 31 in Abuja, a group of opposition politicians calling itself G-100 discussed a strategy to counter the ruling party in the 2027 election. The meeting was attended by representatives of six political forces: the African Democratic Congress, the Allied Peoples Movement, the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Turaki’s PDP faction, the People’s Redemption Party, and the Social Democratic Party.
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Participants agreed to establish standing committees and working groups to prepare proposals on opposition unity, a national reform agenda, and a mechanism for nominating a joint presidential candidate. At the same time, Atiku Abubakar, whom the outlet describes as the African Democratic Congress candidate, and Peter Obi, the Nigerian Democratic Congress candidate, were absent from the meeting.
Previous initiative
On April 25, opposition politicians and party representatives had already gathered in Ibadan, where they agreed to work on nominating a joint candidate against Tinubu. The so-called Ibadan Declaration was intended to prevent the fragmentation of opposition votes and improve its chances in the election.
However, not all political forces supported the agreement. The Labour Party said it did not participate in the Ibadan meeting and would nominate its own candidate. The Accord Party also distanced itself from the summit. The PDP faction associated with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and the African Action Congress led by Omoyele Sowore opposed the idea of a single candidate. In July, according to the outlet, support for the initiative began to weaken.
