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
