Nigeria’s major opposition parties are set to meet on August 31, 2026, to begin discussions on forming a united front ahead of the 2027 general election and challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Salihu Lukman, a senior opposition figure, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday on behalf of the opposition coalition, G100.
According to Lukman, the planned gathering and summit will provide a platform for structured negotiations on the terms, institutions and principles that could guide cooperation among the parties ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said the meeting followed weeks of consultations with the leadership of six opposition parties: 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).
Lukman said the consultations resulted in a joint document titled “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination,” which outlines areas of common interest while acknowledging the separate histories, identities and political interests of the participating parties.
He stressed that the proposed cooperation was not necessarily aimed at merging the parties into a single political organisation.
“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,” Lukman said.
The August 31 summit is expected to mark a significant step in ongoing efforts by opposition groups to establish a coordinated political strategy ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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