Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and other top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently meeting in Abuja.
Those attending the meeting include David Mark, former senate president; Sule Lamido, ex-governor of Jigawa; Uche Secondus, former PDP national chairman; Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger; Sam Egwu, former governor of Ebonyi; Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto; and Liyel Imoke, former governor of Cross River.
TheCable understands that the meeting is aimed at taking strategic decisions ahead of Wednesday’s coalition meeting involving leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition politicians.
Since the beginning of the year, opposition leaders have been ramping up high-level consultations aimed at forming a united political front capable of challenging – and possibly unseating – the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election.
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Key figures involved in the coalition discussions include Abubakar; Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections; Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna; and Rotimi Amaechi, ex-minister of transportation.
In May, TheCable reported that opposition leaders agreed to adopt the ADC as a platform to challenge the ruling APC in the 2027 elections.
Last month, Lamido said he would join “any arrangement” to oust President Bola Tinubu from office in 2027.
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There were also reports over the weekend that Mark had been appointed as the interim national chairman of the ADC.
When contacted to verify the report, Ralph Nwosu, founder and national chairman of the ADC, told TheCable that the party is in transition, noting that Mark possesses the capacity to provide the required focus.
