Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is meeting with some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja to decide the grey areas concerning the planned coalition to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 if he decides to contest.
A former Senate President, David Mark who is touted to be the protem chairman of the new coalition, is attendance.
Others in attendance are:
Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Chief Tom Ikimi
Senator Abdul Ningi
Former Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam
Former Cross River Governor Liyel Imoke
Former PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus
Women leaders Mrs. Josephine Anenih and Hajia Inna Ciroma
Former Rivers Governor Celestine Omehia
Former presidential adviser Sen. Ben Obi
Former Minister of Education Dr. Sam Egwu
Former Niger Governor Dr. Babangida Aliyu
Former PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan
The gathering, which has most of those attending as PDP members, has gone into a closed-door meeting as of the time of filing this report [5.14 pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2025].
The meeting, according to a report by Daily Trust, is aimed at fine-tuning strategies ahead of the unveiling of the much-talked about coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Since he lost the 2023 general elections, Atiku has been in the vanguard of forming a broad based coalition that will tackle the APC.
Atiku has repeatedly said merger is the only way to remove the APC, which came into power via a similar move in 2015.
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