Former National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Lukman, who is a key leader in the coalition of political leaders, plotting the defeat of President Bola Tinubu at the 2027 general election on Monday said negotiations are ongoing and nothing has been finalised about the movement. LEADERSHIP recalls that while responding to a question during the press conference on the declaration of State of Emergency in Rivers State last Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar confirmed the ongoing formation of a coalition ahead of 2027 general election. Lukman said while that has generated wide interests and national debates with varied interpretations, the coalition is a work in progress and once concluded, formal announcement will be made with all the details, regarding composition of membership, programme of action and framework for contesting the 2027 elections.
He said consultations were at advanced stages involving basically reaching out to prospective members of the coalition, mapping out issues for agreements among those concerned. Lukmon, a chief political strategist said the issues of zoning and a political party to be adopted were not decided at the moment. “At this stage of negotiations, the main focus is around getting leaders to agree to work together and substantially, there is strong recognition that prospective members should set aside personal ambitions to contest the 2027 elections.
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