2027: Atiku, Obi, Duke, Adebayo, others to meet Monday at G100 summit

G100, a group of 100 prominent opposition figures calling for a single presidential candidate against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said it will hold its first summit on Monday.

The group, while describing the meeting as historic, added that the event will begin a structured process toward opposition cooperation and coordination ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election.

In a statement issued by one of the leaders of the G100, Mallam Salihu Moh Lukman, Thursday in Abuja, said the first summit is not intended to determine, in a single sitting, questions of presidential candidacy or the final form that opposition cooperation may take.

“Historic meeting will begin a structured process toward opposition cooperation and coordination ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election

“The G100 will on Monday, August 31, 2026, convene the First Summit of Key Stakeholders of Nigeria’s Opposition Political Parties at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.

” Convened under the theme ‘A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination,’ the Summit will bring together the leadership of Nigeria’s principal opposition political parties to begin a structured negotiation on the terms, institutions and principles upon which they may cooperate ahead of the 2027 general election.

“The Summit follows the G100’s publication, on 2 August 2026, of the Doctrine of a Necessary Democratic Opposition, and several weeks of direct consultations with the leadership of six opposition parties, ADC, APM, NDC, PDP, PRP and SDP.

“Those consultations culminated in a shared briefing, A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination, which identified areas of convergence among the participating parties while recognising their distinct histories, identities and political interests.

“At the centre of the consultations was a common recognition of the need for a credible, organised and competitive democratic opposition, and a willingness to engage the difficult questions that meaningful cooperation ahead of 2027 will require.

“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.”

“The First Summit is not intended to determine, in a single sitting, questions of presidential candidacy or the final form that opposition cooperation may take. Its immediate purpose is more fundamental, to establish and authorise a formal architecture through which those questions can be negotiated collectively, transparently and in good faith.”

According to the statement, each participating political party is expected to attend with a delegation of leaders and key stakeholders, drawn from its national leadership and other relevant constituencies within the party.

“These delegations will participate fully in the deliberations of the Summit, ensuring that the process extends beyond the principal party leaders and draws upon a broader representation of political experience, perspectives and interests.

“Among the proposals before the Summit will be the establishment of structures that will facilitate negotiations and cooperation and five specialised Working Groups. Subject to the decisions of the participating parties, these bodies will be mandated to develop, within four weeks, the principal documents and agreements required to give institutional form to opposition cooperation.”

Expected participants at the summit

The statement said National Chairmen, party leaders and members of the National Working Committees of ADC, APM, NDC, PDP, PRP and SDP; including presidential candidates and running mates of the participating political parties; and G100 signatories and members of Minority Caucus of House of Representatives are expected at the summit.

“The G100 is convening the Summit as facilitator and observer, and not as a substitute for the constitutional authority, independence or decision-making structures of the participating political parties. The decisions arising from this process will remain the responsibility of the parties themselves.”