2027: Why Coalition Against Tinubu Slowed Down – Umar Ardo

Umar Ardo, Convener of the League of Northern Democrats, on Wednesday explained the reasons behind the loss of momentum in the political coalition aiming to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.

Ardo disclosed that the coalition is currently facing an ideology crisis.

Recall that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governors of Rivers and Kaduna States, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai, including former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, are in talks to form a coalition to challenge Tinubu in 2027.

Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Wednesday, he stated that predominant members and leaders of the coalition were in support of fusing into an existing political party.

Ardo, however, revealed that another group of the coalition is in support of registering a whole new political party.

He said: “I think the coalition will stand. At the formative stage usually you have these hiccups, but over time, they will shape up.

And basically, the coalition is in place, but it’s just divided on the basis of ideology.

“Well, when I say ideology, I say, I mean approach — how to approach the politics.

Predominant members and even leaders of the coalition are in support of fusing into an existing political party, and another group, which I belong to, is in support of registering a whole new political party.

This is actually where things stand, and I don’t know what the ultimate decision will be by the leaders and key stakeholders and movers of the coalition.

“But we insist, from our side, that our approach of establishing a new political party by the coalition is the best way to approach this transitional politics, and it is, for me, almost almost certain of victory.”