The G100 will on Monday, August 31, 2026, convene the first summit of key stakeholders of Nigeria’s opposition political parties as part of efforts to establish a framework for cooperation and coordination ahead of the 2027 general election.
This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Salihu Lukman in Abuja today.
The summit, scheduled to hold at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, will bring together leaders and key stakeholders from six opposition parties—African Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The meeting is themed, “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination.”
According to a statement signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman on behalf of the G100 on Thursday, the summit is expected to begin structured negotiations on the terms, institutions and principles that could underpin cooperation among the opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections.
The initiative follows the publication by the G100 on August 2 of the Doctrine of a Necessary Democratic Opposition, as well as weeks of consultations with the leadership of the six political parties.
The consultations resulted in a document titled A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination, which identified areas of convergence among the parties while acknowledging their different political histories, identities and interests.
The G100 said the consultations were driven by a shared recognition of the need for a credible, organised and competitive democratic opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.
“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 statement quoted the organisers as saying.
The summit is not expected to decide questions relating to a joint presidential candidate or the final structure of opposition cooperation.
Rather, the organisers said its immediate objective is to establish a formal mechanism through which such issues can be negotiated collectively, transparently and in good faith.
Each participating party is expected to attend with a delegation comprising members of its national leadership and other key stakeholders.
The G100 also proposed the establishment of structures and five specialised working groups to facilitate the negotiations and broader cooperation among the parties.
Subject to the decisions of the participating parties, the working groups are expected to develop within four weeks the key documents and agreements required to give institutional form to the proposed opposition cooperation.
Expected participants include national chairmen, party leaders and members of the National Working Committees of the six political parties, as well as presidential candidates and their running mates.
Members of the G100 and minority caucus of the House of Representatives are also expected to attend.
The G100 said it would serve only as facilitator and observer in the process and would not assume the constitutional authority or decision-making responsibilities of the participating political parties.
It added that all decisions arising from the process would remain the responsibility of the individual parties.
The summit is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
