The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the G-100 initiative aimed at building a united opposition front to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.
The endorsement was announced on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP’s Interim National Working Committee, Ini Ememobong, following the first G-100 meeting held in Abuja on Monday.
The G-100, a group of opposition political figures and stakeholders, is seeking to bring rival opposition parties together under a common framework, including the possibility of fielding a single presidential candidate against the APC.
The PDP said its decision was driven by what it described as growing hardship, insecurity and economic difficulties confronting Nigerians under the Tinubu administration.
The party said it was prepared to work with “like-minded political parties and organisations” in an effort to create an alternative political platform capable of taking power from the ruling party and, in its words, rebuilding Nigeria.
PDP National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, said the party’s participation would be guided by transparency, equality, data-driven decision-making and egalitarian principles.
“Our participation is anchored on the promise that the process will be hinged on the philosophical underpinnings of transparency, equality, data-driven decisions and egalitarianism,” Mr Turaki said.
He added that a process based on those principles could produce credible leadership capable of addressing poverty and insecurity.
The party also confirmed that its representatives participated in the G-100’s inaugural meeting on 31 August, signalling its willingness to contribute to efforts to establish a broader opposition alliance ahead of the 2027 election.
At the Abuja summit, representatives of several opposition parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and a faction of the PDP, discussed mechanisms for cooperation.
The coalition discussions include proposals for a common presidential candidate, a national reform programme and a framework for opposition unity. Five working groups are expected to develop proposals on these issues within four weeks before a second summit.
The G-100 has also proposed a Government of National Competence built around a single four-year transition term, although organisers stressed that the process was not asking participating parties to dissolve or immediately withdraw their individual candidates.
The opposition parties face the difficult task of reconciling competing political ambitions, party structures and presidential aspirations if the proposed alliance is to become a viable electoral force.
The development marks a significant step in efforts by Nigeria’s opposition parties to replicate the type of broad alliance that helped the APC defeat the PDP in the 2015 presidential election.
With the 2027 elections drawing closer, the emerging coalition could reshape the country’s political landscape if the opposition succeeds in converting its current negotiations into a unified electoral strategy.
