Atiku Announces Coalition Involving APC, PDP, LP, Others to Unseat Tinubu Ahead of 2027

• Atiku Abubakar announced a coalition involving APC, PDP, Labour Party, and others aimed at unseating President Tinubu in the 2027 elections
• The coalition forms amid increasing insecurity and dissatisfaction with the current administration, described by Atiku as incompetent
• Amid early moves against Tinubu's re-election, the PDP was hit with major defections by senators, and high-profile figures from Delta state

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

FCT, Abuja - Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party, and other political parties are in a coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Atiku disclosed on Wednesday, May 14, in Abuja during a visit by stakeholders from Kogi East Senatorial District, led by former Kogi state deputy governor, Simon Achuba.

The former VP explained that the coalition formed by the various political parties was to present a united front to unseat the current administration led by President Tinubu, The Nigerian Tribune reported on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Atiku said:

“We have a coalition. All the major political parties are involved.

“In this coalition — the APC, PDP, Labour Party — all of us are involved. That is the way to go in confronting such an incompetent and inefficient government.”

Recall that former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, recently dumped the APC and is now aligning with the ongoing coalition plots as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Similarly, a former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, also defected from the APC, citing broken promises and poor governance.

However, amidst coalition plots to unseat the APC-led government in 2027, a wave of defections has hit the PDP, recently the defections of Delta state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; his predecessor and Atiku’s running mate in 2023, Ifeanyi Okowa and the entire party structure in the state.

Likewise, several lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly recently defected from the PDP, aligning with the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Legit.ng reported that the three senators from Kebbi state, on Tuesday, officially dumped the PDP on the floor of the Senate, reducing the number of opposition senators to 30 in the Nigerian Senate.

Coalition: Atiku's aide clarifies APC's alleged involvement

Legit.ng gathers that Atiku's media aide, Paul Ibe, has clarified his principal's comments about the planned opposition coalition, saying he was referring to individuals within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), not the party itself.

He said that the former vice president was not suggesting that the APC as an institution was part of the alliance.

“He is not referencing the party as a whole,” Ibe said. “Some members of the APC, dissatisfied with Tinubu’s governance, have been in contact with Atiku and other coalition leaders.”

APC denies involvement in opposition coalition

Meanwhile, the APC has dismissed claims by former Vice President Atiku that members of the party are part of a proposed multi-party coalition to challenge President Tinubu in the 2027 elections.

In a Punch interview, APC's director of publicity, Bala Ibrahim, described Atiku’s comments as misleading.

“Atiku is being deceived. The APC is not involved in any such coalition,” Ibrahim said. “As a party, we are focused, growing stronger daily, and not bothered by his political theatrics.”

He added that any APC members allegedly in contact with Atiku are “probably stringing him along,” and suggested the former vice president’s past coalition efforts had consistently ended in failure

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Atiku or Tinubu: “Who will north or Buhari support in 2027?”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Atiku Abubakar, El-Rufai and other opposition figures' recent visit to Muhammadu Buhari stirred fresh speculation about northern leaders' early moves against the ruling APC.

Ahead of the 2027 elections, analysts shared their opinions about Buhari's influence, even as the APC chairman Abdullahi Ganduje affirmed that Atiku's moves would fail.

Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, PDP National Youth Group spokesperson, disclosed the factor that would determine Buhari's endorsement of Atiku or Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidency.

Legit.ng's head of politics and current affairs desk, Nurudeen Lawal, contributed Atiku's media aide's clarification and the APC's reaction to this report.

Source: Legit.ng