Subject to no last-minute changes, some original members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) are set to depart from the party.
Reports emerging from various sources reveal that Rauf Aregbesola, the former Governor of Osun State, Kayode Fayemi, the former Governor of Ekiti State, the former National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu and other aggrieved APC members are to join El-Rufai in the Social Democratic Party, SDP, as the 2027 general elections plot gains momentum.
Furthermore, the reports also suggest that Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abdullahi Adamu, the former Governor of Nasarawa State, some dissatisfied members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and some former Ministers who served during the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari are also exploring the possibility of joining the SDP.
The development comes amid discussions of a coalition among opposition parties to present a unified front capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 election.
According to a source, the coalition efforts from the opposition will involve Atiku Abubakar’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi’s faction of Labour Party (LP), and Nasir Elrufai, who recently defected to the SDP.
The opposition parties are reportedly planning to join forces under an existing registered party.
However, if they are unable to agree on a shared platform within the party they intend to join, they will opt to align with the SDP instead, according to sources quoted by our correspondent.
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has stated that discussions of a merger among opposition politicians have been gaining traction.
Speaking on AIT Focus programme on Monday, Ologbondiyan noted that opposition politicians would present something that would inspire hope in Nigerians.
According to the former PDP spokesman, defeating the current government would be relatively easy given what opposition political leaders would be proposing
