Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the G100 has commenced moves to bring major opposition political parties under a coordinated platform, with key stakeholders expected to converge on Abuja for what organisers described as a historic summit.
The First Summit of Key Stakeholders of Nigeria’s Opposition Political Parties is scheduled to hold at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, with six opposition parties expected to participate.
The participating parties are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The summit, themed, “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination,” is expected to open discussions on how the parties can cooperate ahead of 2027 without necessarily losing their individual identities, structures and political interests.
The initiative followed the publication of the G100’s “Doctrine of a Necessary Democratic Opposition” on August 2 and subsequent consultations with the leadership of the six political parties.
In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja and signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman on behalf of the G100, the group said the consultations resulted in a document titled “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination.”
According to the group, the document identified areas of common interest among the participating parties and highlighted the need for a more organised, credible and competitive opposition in Nigeria’s democratic system.
The G100 said the summit would not be used to impose a presidential candidate on the parties or determine the final structure of any proposed opposition alliance.
Rather, it said the meeting would seek to establish an institutional framework through which critical issues, including leadership and possible alliances, could be negotiated collectively and transparently.
“Cooperation does not require any party to disappear into another. The first question before party leaders is not who leads the ticket. It is what we are, together, prepared to do for this country,” the group said.
G100 proposes working groups
A major proposal expected to be considered at the summit is the establishment of structures to facilitate continuous negotiations among the participating parties.
The G100 proposed five specialised Working Groups which, subject to approval by the parties, would have four weeks to develop key documents and agreements required to formalise areas of cooperation.
The summit is expected to attract national chairmen, party leaders and members of the National Working Committees of the six political parties, as well as their presidential candidates and running mates.
Members of the House of Representatives Minority Caucus who are signatories to the G100 initiative are also expected to participate in the deliberations.
The group stressed that it would only serve as a facilitator and observer, insisting that the participating parties would retain full authority over their respective decisions, structures and internal processes.
The Abuja meeting is therefore being positioned as an initial step towards building a coordinated opposition platform capable of presenting Nigerians with a broader democratic alternative ahead of the 2027 general elections.
