Turaki-led PDP Faction Backs G-100 Opposition Alliance to Unseat APC in 2027
By Reporter
The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has thrown its weight behind the G-100 initiative, a growing effort by opposition forces to forge a united political front capable of challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections.
The PDP faction announced its support in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, following the inaugural G-100 meeting held on Monday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
The meeting brought together representatives of six opposition political parties and other political actors to explore the possibility of greater cooperation among opposition forces, including the presentation of a common presidential candidate against the APC in 2027.
The Turaki-led faction said its decision to join the initiative was informed by what it described as the worsening economic hardship, insecurity and poverty confronting Nigerians under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a responsible opposition party, has endorsed the G-100 (a group of 100 opposition stalwarts) driven process of creating an all-opposition front to challenge the incumbent APC candidate in the 2027 general elections,” the statement said.
According to the party, the initiative provides an opportunity for opposition forces to overcome their traditional divisions and work collectively towards what it described as the “redemption” of Nigeria.
The faction said its participation was motivated by “the wailings of Nigerians groaning under the repressive Bola Tinubu APC-led Federal Government, and the compelling need to join forces with other credible political forces in search of the country’s redemption.”
Turaki, according to the statement, said the PDP faction would support the G-100 process provided its decisions were guided by transparency, equality and objective assessment.
“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,” Turaki said.
He added that a process built on such principles would produce a leadership capable of addressing the country’s deepening socioeconomic and security challenges.
“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,” he said.
The PDP faction said its decision was also in line with its earlier commitment to collaborate with political parties, groups and individuals opposed to the continuation of APC rule.
“This new move aligns with our earlier stated disposition of working with like-minded political parties and organisations desirous of salvaging the country from the many vices orchestrated by the ruling APC,” the statement added.
The party described its participation in Monday’s meeting as further evidence of its willingness to contribute to the emergence of a broad opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.
It said the ultimate objective was to create a platform capable of defeating the incumbent and “rebuild Nigeria for the good of all Nigerians.”
The G-100 meeting agreed to commence a structured negotiation process aimed at deepening cooperation among opposition parties ahead of the 2027 polls.
Participants resolved to establish standing committees and working groups that would develop proposals on opposition unity, a national reform programme and a roadmap for selecting a possible common presidential candidate.
The renewed push for opposition cooperation comes against the backdrop of the 2023 presidential election, in which opposition votes were split among several major candidates, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party.
The fragmentation of the opposition vote was widely regarded as one of the factors that shaped the outcome of the 2023 presidential contest.
However, Atiku was not present at Monday’s G-100 meeting.
Reacting to his absence, the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said it was not consequential, stressing that the meeting was primarily focused on cooperation among political parties rather than individual presidential candidates.
The G-100 initiative is therefore emerging as one of the latest attempts by opposition forces to build a broad electoral alliance ahead of 2027, with the question of whether the disparate political interests can overcome longstanding rivalries and agree on a common candidate likely to determine the strength and durability of the proposed coalition.
