'Opposition Parties May Name Joint Candidate Days Before 2027 Election’
Opposition parties are working to avoid vote splitting and may unveil a common candidate only days before the 2027 presidential election, Lukman said.
- On Saturday, G100 convener Salihu Lukman announced that opposition presidential candidates including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Prince Adewale Adebayo will soon state their positions on a coalition aimed at preventing President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election.
- The G100-facilitated initiative aims to unite opposition parties against the All Progressives Congress, with party leadership now directly negotiating to prevent votes from being divided among multiple candidates.
- Lukman suggested parties might wait until shortly before the January 16, 2027, election to unveil a joint candidate, noting, "It could be a few days to the election."
- Internal disagreements persist, as Nigeria Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso recently reaffirmed calls for Atiku Abubakar to withdraw his bid in favor of Peter Obi.
- Despite these hurdles, Lukman expressed confidence in the coalition's trajectory, stating, "We have succeeded beyond some of our expectations.
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EXCLUSIVE: Six Parties Form Coalition Against Tinubu, to Unveil Single Presidential Candidate Two Weeks to Election
The convener of the G100 political pressure group, Salihu Lukman, has disclosed that opposition parties working to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections may present a consensus presidential candidate just days before the polls. Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made this known […]
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