The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 General Election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a coalition of opposition political parties to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
Some of the prominent people in the new coalition are the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, former governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna State), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), and the immediate-past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Adamu.
This was confirmed by Atiku who read the text of a Press Conference addressed by a cross-section of leaders and political stakeholders from across the country, in Abuja, on Thursday.
Atiku in response to a question whether the gathering was to kick start a coalition to oust Tinubu in 2007, the former Vice President said “Yes.”
Earlier, while addressing the press conference, Atiku and his partners called on Nigerians especially members of the National Assembly to reject President Bola Tinubu’s unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Atiku said, “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 the State House of Assembly.
“This action is not only unlawful but also a clear subversion of democracy and imposition of autocratic federal control over a duly elected state government.
“We strongly condemn this development and call on all Nigerians of good conscience to resist this brazen assault on the constitution of our country and the institutions of our democracy.
“Mr President’s illegal and unconstitutional proclamation was presumably driven by the protracted insidious political crisis in Rivers State, which culminated in the recent ruling of the Supreme Court.
“Naturally, we expected all parties to the dispute to follow laid-down procedures, and in good faith, to promptly implement the judgment of the highest court of the land.
“We note that despite provocative statements and belligerent attitude of his opponents, Governor Fubara had demonstrated goodwill and appeared disposed to the implementation of the ruling of the Supreme Court.
“However, rather than rise above the fray, the president yielded to petty favouritism and betrayed the oath that he solemnly swore to before God and man, which was to ‘do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.”
“If president Tinubu had conveniently disguised his true intentions in the past, his broadcast to the nation on 18th March 2025 betrayed his bias and fell far below the standard of comportment expected from his exalted office.”
Listing areas of Constitutional breaches by the President, the former Vice President said, “Illegal Removal of a Governor and State Assembly.
“Without any doubts, the Nigerian Constitution does not empower the President to remove an elected Governor, Deputy Governor, or State Assembly under any circumstances.
“The procedure for removing a Governor is clearly outlined in Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) through an impeachment process initiated by the State House of Assembly-not by presidential proclamation or arbitrary pronouncement.
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