Major opposition personalities are in talks to build a united front for the 2027 presidential elections, according to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP’s deputy national spokesman, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the revelation during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Monday, according to Channels Television.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
According to Abdullahi, the three key opposition leaders from the last election—Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)—are engaged in talks to overcome their differences and support a single candidate.
This move aims to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and address the critical issues facing Nigeria, including hunger and insecurity.
“We’ve lost Kwankwaso, we’ve lost Peter Obi, all of these people, imagine if they are in the party, we will have gone to win the elections,” Abdullahi lamented, highlighting the consequences of internal conflicts that led to the departure of key figures from the PDP.
He further added, “This APC said they defeated us with one million plus (votes), just one of these names that I mentioned would have covered that gap for us, and we would have been in power today and certainly Nigerians would not have been confronted with this despair and despondency in the land.”
The 2023 presidential election saw Bola Tinubu of the APC win with 8,794,726 votes, narrowly beating Atiku Abubakar, who received 6,984,520 votes. Peter Obi, running for the first time, made a significant impact with 6,101,533 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso secured 1,496,687 votes, largely from Kano State. The narrow margins and the individual strengths of these leaders underscore the potential impact of a united opposition.
Abdullahi indicated that the PDP is actively seeking to bring back former members and unify the opposition. “Sure, discussion is ongoing. You will see Peter Obi discussing with Atiku, you will see Peter Obi meeting with (Nasir) El-Rufai,” he disclosed. The goal is to present a cohesive strategy that prioritizes the needs of Nigerians over individual ambitions.
Addressing the possibility of internal competition among the opposition leaders, Abdullahi suggested that a consensus could be reached: “One of them would concede for the other, and then we would have a direction.” He emphasized that the primary concern is to “salvage Nigerians from this despair and despondency, between maladies of hunger and frightening insecurity in the land.”
Abdullahi concluded by affirming the PDP’s commitment to Nigeria’s future: “Atiku is saying if it is better for him to get Nigeria out of this hopelessness, he would do so. He must not be in the race.”
The party remains open to backing any qualified candidate who can lead Nigeria out of its current challenges, be it Atiku, Obi, or Kwankwaso. The focus, Abdullahi stressed, is on leadership that can bring hope and stability to Nigeria.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
