2027: Opposition leaders hold meeting with Atiku
The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, and other coalition leaders have reportedly held a closed-door meeting with former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja.
The meeting, held at Atiku’s Abuja residence on Tuesday night, was attended by members of his campaign council as the opposition coalition intensifies consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The PRP National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Although the details of the nocturnal gathering were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, multiple sources confirmed that the delegation also involved several chieftains of the Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied People’s Movement.
In his statement, Ishaq said the meeting was part of efforts to broaden and strengthen the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.
The PRP spokesman further described the engagement as a source of “tremendous inspiration” to the delegation, saying the coalition would continue consultations with other opposition party leaders and presidential candidates.
He said, “Leaders of coalition parties, as well as others interested in joining, recognise the need to broaden and strengthen the coalition’s capacity to defeat the APC in 2027 and give Nigeria a new lease on life.”
Similarly, Ishaq condemned the reported arrest and arraignment of five youths in Borno State over T-shirts bearing the inscription, “Tinubu Must Go.”
“The reported arrest in Borno State of young people wearing T-shirts bearing political messages is unequivocally condemned. The coalition will take up the matter.
“Nigeria must not become a country where citizens are treated as hostages and released only when political conditions are met,” he said.
