Tag: OPPOSITION

2027: Political realignments deepen, as Tinubu courts ex-PDP Governors 

Aminu Imam
2027 political realignments

…Succession tensions mount in key States A major political recalibration is unfolding across Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu continues high-level consultations with opposition figures, while succession battles intensify in at least 10 States where governors are completing their final terms. In a significant move widely interpreted as a step towards political realignment, President Tinubu, on Saturday, held a closed-door meeting with key members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. The delegation was led by the Minister…

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2027: Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, others court Northern bloc

Aminu Imam
Opposition court Northern bloc

…Forge national alliance against Tinubu A major political realignment may be underway ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, as key figures from both northern and southern Nigeria met behind closed doors in Abuja at the weekend to discuss the country’s worsening socio-economic conditions and strategize on unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The meeting, convened by the National Political Consultative Group (North), was held at the Abuja Continental Hotel and brought together a high-powered mix of political leaders across party lines. Among those present were former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023…

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2027: Atiku, Saraki, Obi, el-Rufa’i, Amaechi lead unified front against Tinubu

Aminu Imam
Opposition rally against

In what is shaping up to be Nigeria’s most formidable opposition realignment since the build-up to the 2015 elections, key political figures across party lines are spearheading a broad-based coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki have launched a series of strategic engagements to consolidate the opposition under a common front, alongside influential allies such as Peter Obi, Nasir el-Rufa’i, Rotimi Amaechi, David Mark, Kayode Fayemi, and others. Recall that on Friday Atiku visited…

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2027: Atiku accuses Tinubu of bribing opposition leaders with ₦50m each

Aminu Imam
Atiku accuses Tinubu

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has made serious allegations against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming that opposition leaders are being paid ₦50 million each to whittle-down anti-government actions. Atiku alleged this on Monday in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA), and the National Peace Committee (NPC). The former…

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2027: ‘Damagun, PDP Govs, NWC ready to endorse Tinubu’, Opposition lawmakers allege

Aminu Imam
Opposition lawmakers allege

The Coalition for opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives has raised the alarm that the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), some State governors of the party and its National Working Committee (NWC) have worked out plans to endorse President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 Presidential election. The spokesperson of the group, Rep Ikenga Ugochinyere, also revealed on Sunday that they have already, planted 24 PDP State Chairman that will endorse President Tinubu before 2027 and keep the National Chairman, Umar Damagun, in office till…

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Opposition Coalition raises alarm over alleged moves to seize Rivers LG allocations

Aminu Imam
Opposition Coalition on Rivers LG

The Opposition Coalition in Nigeria has raised concerns over an alleged attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a group aligned with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to halt statutory allocations to local government councils in Rivers State. According to the Coalition, this move could lead to severe unrest and destabilize governance in the state. In a statement issued yesterday, the Coalition’s spokesperson, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, claimed they have credible evidence that the APC and the pro-Wike group have initiated a legal process at…

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Lebanese opposition makes unexpected gains in parliamentary elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Lebanese opposition groups made some unexpected gains in parliamentary elections in crisis-ridden Lebanon, against major political groups they blame for the country’s economic woes, preliminary unofficial results showed on Monday. The early results from Sunday’s elections also showed that the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement has lost major allies in Mount Lebanon and south and north Lebanon, to members of some opposition groups, which could lead the movement to lose its majority in the 128-member parliament. According to the preliminary results quoted by Lebanese media, the opposition managed to snatch around 10 seats.…

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Party Convention: If APC don’t put its acts together opposition will take power – Buhari

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari said if the ruling All Progressive Congres APC don’t get its act together by ensuring a rancor free national convention, the opposition will organize and take power come 2023. Buhari made this assertion in a media chart hosted by Cyril Stober on Nigerian Television Authority NTA. The President was responding to a question on the discordant tunes on the APC convention which was yet to hold. Buhari said in 2015, while the People Democratic Party PDP thought it was undefeatable, the CPC, APP, APGA among others came…

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