A group of concerned leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked members of the main opposition party to join the coalition being formed ahead of the 2027 elections.
The group made the call in a communique issued on Tuesday
night after a meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Members of the group include former Vice-President Atiku
Abubakar; David Mark, ex-senate president; Sule Lamido, ex-governor of Jigawa;
Uche Secondus, former PDP national chairman; Babangida Aliyu, former governor
of Niger; Sam Egwu, former governor of Ebonyi; Aminu Tambuwal, former governor
of Sokoto; and Liyel Imoke, former governor of Cross River, among others.
The group said the PDP, which has been grappling with an
internal crisis since the 2023 elections, has “sunk into a disturbing
condition”, aided by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“The inability of PDP leadership to lead the Party by its
Constitution, rules and regulations led it into a chaotic and undisciplined
Party,” the communique reads.
“The vision of the founding fathers for which the party was
established and the role it played in restoring Nigeria as a stable and united
country and key player on the regional, continental, and global stage has been
washed away just as our roles as the leader of the black race is now overtaken
by smaller and less endowed countries.
“The PDP, which is organic with the discipline, capacity, and history to lead and save Nigeria, is now a shadow of its old self.”
The group asked “well-meaning” members of the PDP, patriotic
Nigerians, to join the coalition.
“All coalition partners must be united on the issues of
national unity, democracy, national security, national economy, and the
political will to stamp out corruption embedded in our institutions,” the
opposition politicians said.
The PDP leaders said the coalition partners would “work out
the modalities of winning all elections, taking into consideration local and
national peculiarities”.
In recent weeks, opposition leaders have continued to hold
consultations as part of a broader push to build a formidable coalition to
dislodge the APC from power in 2027.
Recall that in May, opposition leaders agreed to
adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a platform to challenge the
ruling party in the 2027 elections.
The opposition leaders are
scheduled to meet on Wednesday to restructure the leadership of the ADC as part
of a broader strategy ahead of 2027.
“NIGERIA IS DIMINISHED’
The group said, “vested interests from within and the
irresponsible actions of the APC-led federal government” have been using state
institutions to “stifle and destroy democracy”.
“Painfully, Nigeria is now a diminished country and an
embarrassment on the world stage,” the concerned leaders said.
“The APC government, which came into being on the false and
evil propaganda to save Nigeria from PDP, is now a disaster to our nation and
therefore must be voted out of power.
“All indices of development that support the comfort and
quality of lives of the citizens have collapsed, and life is now hell in
Nigeria.”
They added that the “heatwave unleashed by the APC federal
government through threats, blackmail, and patronage has forced elected
government officers to abandon the PDP”.
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