Ibrahim Abdullahi, serving as the Deputy National Spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that major opposition figures in Nigeria are in discussions about a potential coalition aimed at addressing the pressing issues of hunger and widespread insecurity as the 2027 presidential elections draw near.
This revelation came during Abdullahi’s appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Monday.
He highlighted that the prominent candidates from the last elections—Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi from the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)—are considering setting aside their personal ambitions to create a strong alliance intended to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming election.
Abdullahi expressed regret about the party’s previous leadership, stating that if internal conflicts and differences had been managed more effectively, influential figures like former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, Kwankwaso, and Obi would still be integral members of the PDP. He believes this unity could have led to a victory over Bola Tinubu of the APC in the previous election.
He remarked, “We’ve lost significant leaders like Kwankwaso and Peter Obi; just think how different it would be if they were still with us—we could have won the elections.”
Abdullahi pointed out that the APC claimed to have defeated them by over a million votes. He insisted that having even one of the leaders he mentioned could have closed that gap, placing the PDP in power today and preventing the current hardships faced by Nigerians.
