Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are set to hold a critical meeting in Abuja today, Thursday, May 22, following its selection by key opposition figures as the coalition platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Legit.ng gathered that the meeting will hear reports from two negotiating committees assigned to manage coalition talks.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, and former governors Nasir el-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, and Kayode Fayemi reportedly agreed at a high-level Abuja meeting that the ADC offers the most viable structure for their united front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The ADC has spent over six months consulting with like-minded politicians and stakeholders nationwide.

Ahead of today’s meeting, some party stalwarts convened behind closed doors in Abuja, preparing for the briefing by the negotiating teams led by Dr Bamidele Ganiyu Ajadi and Dr Mani Ibrahim Aman.

ADC National Chairman Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu confirmed the meeting and stressed that the coalition is a patriotic movement to rescue Nigeria.

“Our teams have consulted across society to bring together patriots because Nigeria needs a rescue now,” he said, urging patience until after the briefing when further announcements will be made.

Sources indicate the coalition platform was chosen for the ADC’s neutrality, flexibility, and national reach. A senior Atiku associate described it as “the operational base for this historic alliance.”

Committees are now finalising key modalities including policy harmonisation and coalition structure ahead of a formal unveiling.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that amid a coalition plot, Ajibola Basiru, national secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, along with other opposition leaders, would once again lose in 2027.

Basiru said the opposition leaders would suffer in the 2027 election 'because their coalition is not driven by the best interests of Nigerians'.

Senator Basiru, who advised Atiku, Peter Obi, and others to return to their respective parties, predicted that the coalition leaders would face defeat in the 2027 election.

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Source: Legit.ng