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Nigeria opposition parties confirm attendance at proposed G100 summit

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  • Several Nigerian opposition parties, including the ADC, SDP and PDP, are expected to attend the proposed G100 summit in Abuja, while the Labour Party said it would not participate.
  • ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi said the meeting aims to establish cooperation among opposition parties, not immediately select a joint presidential candidate.
  • G100 convener Salihu Mohammed Lukman said the summit would seek a formal framework for transparent negotiations, with final decisions left to the parties.

Nigeria’s opposition parties are preparing to meet in Abuja for a summit focused on cooperation before the 2027 elections, but the gathering is not intended to produce a single presidential candidate immediately.

The way I understand it, that is not the objective of the summit. It’s to prepare terms for cooperation not necessarily single candidate.

— Bolaji AbdullahiThe ADC national publicity secretary explained that the summit was not intended to select a single opposition presidential candidate.

The African Democratic Congress, Social Democratic Party and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party are among those expected to attend the proposed meeting at the Yar’Adua Centre. Other listed participants include the Allied Peoples Movement, Nigeria Democratic Congress and Peoples Redemption Party, along with G100 signatories and members of the House of Representatives’ Minority Caucus.

ADC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said the summit would seek terms for cooperation rather than anointing one candidate. “The way I understand it, that is not the objective of the summit. It’s to prepare terms for cooperation not necessarily single candidate.” He said the party wanted to explore areas where opposition groups could work together, adding, “Opposition working together makes all of us strong.”

Opposition working together makes all of us strong.

— Bolaji AbdullahiAbdullahi described the potential benefits of cooperation among opposition parties.

The summit is themed “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination.” G100 convener Salihu Mohammed Lukman said the first issue for party leaders should be what they were prepared to do together, rather than who would lead a ticket. He described G100 as a facilitator and observer, not a replacement for the parties’ constitutional authority.

The first question before party leaders is not who leads the ticket. It is what we are, together, prepared to do for this country.

— Salihu Mohammed LukmanThe G100 convener outlined the summit’s proposed focus on collective action before candidate selection.

The Labour Party declined to attend. Its spokesman, Ken Asogwa, said the party was already a coalition in itself and had an established structure across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The decisions arising from this process will remain the responsibility of the parties themselves.

— Salihu Mohammed LukmanLukman stressed that G100 would facilitate the meeting without replacing the parties’ authority.
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