On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Central Leadership Committee established at the 31 August Summit of Opposition Parties held its inaugural meeting.
The Central Leadership agreed to operational principles that would guarantee equal opportunity and mutual respect among coalescing parties, which include resolving that the responsibility of chairing meetings shall rotate among the parties in alphabetical order, because a coalition founded upon equality must demonstrate equality in its own conduct.
The meeting reviewed the communiqué of the August Summit and commenced the work of translating its resolutions into practical action. Particular attention was given to operationalising the Publicity Committee, the Legal Committee and the five Working Groups established by the Summit. All parties agreed to submit names of their nominees to the Secretariat by the close of work on Friday, September 18, 2026 and all the Committees and Working Group should commence work in the week of September 21 – 27, 2026.
The Central Leadership Committee also resolved to expand the coalition to accommodate other forward-thinking opposition parties that have expressed an interest in joining this national endeavour.
The Committee will reconvene on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 and has committed to meeting regularly in order to achieve the objective of uniting opposition parties in the country and presenting a united front in the 2027 elections.
Signed: Salihu Moh. Lukman
On behalf of Coalition Parties
For God and Country
