March 20, (THEWILL) – The plot to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 General Election was unveiled on Thursday in Abuja, following a coalition of opposition leaders including former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as well as former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Atiku confirmed the coalition during a press conference held at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Thursday, by leaders and political stakeholders from across the country over the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.
Asked whether the gathering signalled the launch of a coalition to remove Tinubu from office in 2027, Atiku responded in the affirmative, saying “Yes.”
The opposition leaders strongly condemned Tinubu’s recent declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State that led to the suspension of elected officials, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu. Atiku described the action as unconstitutional and an overreach of presidential powers, calling on Nigerians to reject it.
“We have come together to address the dangerous and unconstitutional actions taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on March 18, 2025—to wit, the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the illegal suspension of the democratically elected governor, deputy governor, and state House of Assembly”, he said.
Among the opposition leaders at the press conference was the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi (represented by Yunusa Tanko).
Members of the coalition physically present at the gathering include Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Labour Party spokesperson Yunusa Tanko, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Parties, Peter Ahmeh.
Other prominent politicians, including former governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi, his counterpart in Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi; and former APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, were absent but sent their apologies.
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