The Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the G-100 initiative, which seeks to unite opposition parties ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
The faction announced its position in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, following the first G-100 meeting held on Monday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
The meeting brought together representatives of six opposition parties to discuss possible cooperation and the possibility of presenting a single presidential candidate to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
The PDP faction said its decision to participate was motivated by what it described as the hardship Nigerians are experiencing under the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the APC.
The party said it had endorsed the G-100 process, which involves 100 opposition figures working toward the creation of an all-opposition platform capable of challenging the APC in the next presidential election.
PDP National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki said the party’s participation was based on principles of transparency, equality, data-driven decision-making and fairness.
He expressed confidence that a process guided by these principles could produce credible leadership capable of addressing poverty and insecurity in Nigeria.
The faction also said its participation was consistent with its earlier position of working with political parties and organisations that share its goal of challenging the APC.
According to the party, Monday’s meeting demonstrated its readiness to contribute to the formation of a united opposition platform that could take power from the ruling party and rebuild the country.
The G-100 summit agreed to begin a structured negotiation process aimed at strengthening opposition cooperation ahead of the 2027 election.
The participants also agreed to establish standing committees and working groups to develop proposals on opposition unity, a national reform programme and a roadmap for selecting a common presidential candidate.
The initiative comes amid concerns that opposition votes could again be divided, as happened during the 2023 presidential election, when Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso contested separately.
However, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi were absent from Monday’s meeting.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said Atiku’s absence was not significant because the meeting was primarily focused on cooperation among political parties rather than individual presidential candidates.
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