The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its weight behind the G-100 initiative seeking to unite opposition forces ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The party said an opposition alliance could provide Nigerians with an alternative political platform capable of addressing the country’s worsening economic hardship and insecurity.
The endorsement followed the decision of the PDP Interim National Working Committee to support the G-100 process for building a broader opposition front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
PDP Interim National Working Committee Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, said the party’s involvement would depend on the process maintaining clear principles of fairness and accountability.
According to Turaki, the proposed process must be driven by “transparency, equality, data-driven decisions and egalitarianism.”
He said adherence to those principles would be essential to producing credible leadership capable of responding to Nigeria’s economic and security challenges.
“Any result birthed by a process midwifed by these virtues will certainly offer Nigerians a credible leadership capable of alleviating the skyrocketing poverty and rising insecurity in the country,” Turaki said.
The PDP said its decision was in line with its earlier position that it would cooperate with political parties and organisations sharing its objective of providing an alternative to the APC.
The party’s participation in the inaugural G-100 meeting on August 31, 2026, was described as another indication of its willingness to contribute to efforts aimed at building a common opposition platform.
The proposed opposition alliance comes as political parties and groups intensify consultations ahead of the 2027 elections.
PDP Interim National Working Committee National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the party would contribute to the process of developing a political platform capable of challenging the incumbent.
He said the objective was not merely to bring opposition groups together, but to establish a structure capable of taking power and rebuilding the country in the interest of Nigerians.
Ememobong added that the development represented another step in the PDP’s willingness to work with political forces beyond its own membership.
The G-100 initiative is expected to provide a framework through which opposition parties and other political actors can explore areas of cooperation ahead of the polls.
For the PDP, the process presents an opportunity to move beyond individual party interests and examine how opposition forces can collectively respond to the country’s challenges.
Turaki maintained that the credibility of whatever political arrangement eventually emerges would depend largely on the integrity of the process that produces it.
With poverty, insecurity and economic pressure remaining major concerns among Nigerians, the PDP believes a credible opposition alliance could offer voters another choice in 2027.
The coming months are therefore expected to test whether the various opposition forces can translate their consultations into a workable political structure capable of mounting a serious challenge to the APC.
