Abuja, Nigeria
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had said it is yet to take any official position on the adoption of the African Democratic Party (ADC) as the opposition coalition for the 2027 elections.
Yesterday, Wednesday 2nd July, some leaders of the PDP joined other opposition leaders to formally adopt the ADC as their platform for the 2027 general election.
Several prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal, and Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, have thrown their weight behind a newly formed coalition.
The group has also called on other “well-meaning” PDP members to support and join the alliance.
However, in a statement released on Thursday, PDP spokesperson Debo Ologunagba dismissed reports suggesting that the party had officially instructed its members to join the coalition, describing such claims as inaccurate.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the NWC states in clear terms that the PDP has not taken any official position on the issue of Coalition,” the statement reads.
According to Ologunagba, the PDP is focused on “building and consolidating on attained unity, stability and strengthening of its structures and capacity to play its roles as the leading opposition Party, determined to return to power in 2027”.
“Our Party is currently working conscientiously towards a successful National Convention which will further revamp and reposition the PDP for the task ahead,” he said.
“Nevertheless, as a major opposition Party with very strong presence and bond with Nigerians across the country, the PDP restates that it remains open to working with other well-meaning like-minded citizens in the collective effort to rescue our nation from the stranglehold of the rudderless and insensitive All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration.”
The PDP spokesperson added that “all machineries are being put in place to re-activate the PDP winning ways” ahead of the 2027 elections.
