Atiku, Obi and Makinde absent as opposition groups map out Nigeria’s 2027 strategy
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- The G100, several party chairmen and the House of Representatives Minority Caucus discussed a framework for the 2027 elections in the absence of Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Seyi Makinde.
- The coalition includes ADC, APM, NDC, a PDP faction, PRP, SDP and DLA, and proposes a single four-year transition term under a Government of National Competence.
- The representatives said they would use lessons from the 2023 election and argued that the opposition could replicate the APC’s 2015 success.
The G100, several party chairmen and the House of Representatives Minority Caucus have begun shaping a strategy for Nigeria’s 2027 elections, while presidential figures Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Seyi Makinde were absent.
The groups involved include the African Democratic Congress, APM, NDC, a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PRP, SDP and DLA. Their proposed framework includes a single four-year transition term and a Government of National Competence.
The coalition also said it would approach 2027 with the “arithmetical lessons” of the 2023 election. Members of the House minority caucus said the opposition could reproduce the All Progressives Congress’s success in 2015.
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