Trouble for APC as PDP, ADC, 4 Other Opposition Parties Take Bold Action Ahead of 2027
- G100 scheduled the First Summit of Key Stakeholders of Nigeria's Opposition Political Parties for Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Yar'Adua Centre, Abuja
- Six opposition parties, including the PDP, ADC, NDC and SDP, were consulted ahead of the summit aimed at building cooperation before the 2027 elections
- The summit was set to consider establishing five specialised Working Groups to develop agreements giving formal structure to opposition cooperation
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The G100 has announced that it will host the First Summit of Key Stakeholders of Nigeria's Opposition Political Parties on Monday, August 31, at the Yar'Adua Centre, Abuja, bringing together the leadership of six principal opposition parties to begin formal negotiations on working together ahead of the 2027 general election.
The summit will proceed under the theme "A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination," with delegations from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Peoples Movement (APM), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) expected to attend from 10:00 a.m.
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What led to the Abuja opposition summit
The G100 had, on Sunday, August 2, 2026, published a document titled The Doctrine of a Necessary Democratic Opposition, after which it spent several weeks in direct talks with leaders of the six parties.
Those consultations produced a shared briefing identifying areas of agreement among the parties while acknowledging their separate histories and political identities.
A central thread running through the consultations was a shared recognition of the need for a credible and competitive democratic opposition, and a readiness to confront the hard questions that genuine cooperation before 2027 would demand.
In a statement dated Thursday, August 27, and sighted by Legit.ng, Salihu Moh. Lukman said:
"Cooperation does not require any party to disappear into another. The first question before party leaders is not who leads the ticket. It is what we are, together, prepared to do for this country."
What the opposition summit will decide
The summit is not designed to settle questions of presidential candidacy or the precise shape of any eventual alliance in a single sitting. Its immediate goal is to establish a formal structure through which those questions can be negotiated collectively, transparently and in good faith.
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Among the proposals before the summit is the creation of five specialised Working Groups that, subject to the decisions of the participating parties, would be given four weeks to develop the key documents and agreements needed to give institutional form to any opposition cooperation.
Expected attendees include the national chairmen, party leaders and members of the National Working Committees of each of the six parties, as well as their presidential candidates and running mates, and G100 signatories alongside members of the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives.
Each party delegation is expected to include a broad range of leaders and stakeholders beyond the principal party figures, ensuring that deliberations draw on wider political experience and perspectives.
The G100 clarified that it is participating as a facilitator and observer only, and that any decisions reached at the summit will remain the responsibility of the parties themselves, with no interference in their constitutional authority or internal decision-making structures.
APC chieftain slams opposition
Speaking with Legit.ng on Sunday, August 30, Enenche Enenche said:
“Whatever the opposition parties are planning is a futile effort. They can hold as many meetings and summits as they want, but Nigerians have already seen through their politics of desperation. The APC remains focused on delivering good governance, and no amount of opposition gatherings will change the reality ahead of 2027.”
2027 election: INEC, NDC dragged to court
Previously, Legit,.ng reported that businessman and politician Pratt Tunde took legal action at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging what he described as the secret replacement of his name as the NDC candidate for the Lagos Mainland federal constituency ahead of the 2027 elections.
Pratt claimed he won the NDC primary held on May 29, 2026, an exercise he said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monitored and certified. He alleged that the NDC leadership subsequently removed his name and replaced it with that of one Tunji Sanni, without his knowledge or consent.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
