2027: Why we joined G100 opposition summit — Turaki-led PDP

The Interim National Working Committee (INWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Dr Tanimu Turaki, has explained that its participation in the G100 opposition summit was aimed at forging a united opposition front capable of defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.

The PDP said it joined the G100 process because of the need for opposition parties and other political forces to unite and rescue Nigeria from what it described as the failures of the APC-led Federal Government.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Ini Ememobong, conveyed the position of the PDP National Chairman, Turaki, in Abuja on Tuesday.

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Ememobong, quoting Turaki, said the PDP, as a responsible opposition party, had endorsed the G100 process of creating an all-opposition platform capable of challenging the APC in the 2027 elections.

He said the decision was informed by what Turaki described as the “wailings of Nigerians groaning under the repressive Bola Tinubu APC-led Federal Government” and the need for credible political forces to join hands in the search for the country’s redemption.

According to Turaki, “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.”

He added, “Any result birthed by a process midwifed by these virtues will certainly offer Nigerians a credible leadership capable of alleviating the skyrocketing poverty and rising insecurity in the country.”

The PDP chairman said the party’s participation was also consistent with its earlier position on working with like-minded political parties and organisations committed to salvaging the country from what it described as the vices associated with the APC-led administration.

The G-100 Summit was held in Abuja on Monday and brought together opposition political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), National Democratic Congress (NDC), PDP and Social Democratic Party (SDP), among others.

The participants deliberated on strategies for coordinating their activities ahead of the 2027 elections, with the stated objective of wresting power from the APC.

Among the political actors who attended the summit were ADC National Vice-Chairman, North-East, Daniel Bwala; ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi; Allied Peoples Movement (APM) Vice-Presidential Candidate, Lawal Daura; Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Agbedi Fred; PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Secretary, Dr Babangida Aliyu; Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Dr Donald Duke; PRP National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed; PRP Vice-Presidential Candidate, Ambassador Kabiru Rabiu; SDP National Chairman, Professor Sadiq Abubakar Umar Gombe; SDP presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo; and SDP Vice-Presidential Candidate, Usman Bugaje.

Turaki said the PDP’s participation in the first G100 meeting demonstrated its readiness to contribute to the formation of an all-opposition platform that could defeat the incumbent administration and, thereafter, rebuild the country for the benefit of Nigerians.