A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ladan Salihu, has emphasised the necessity of a united opposition to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during a Thursday appearance on The Morning Brief on Channels Television, Salihu declared that collaboration among political parties is the only viable path to reclaim power from the APC.
“We all agreed during our meeting with Atiku and others that we should go into a coalition with other political parties to democratically rescue power from the APC. Coming together is strategic, helpful, and will generate the numbers necessary to succeed,” Salihu revealed.
Naija News reports that this aligns with recent remarks by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who signalled that any forthcoming opposition alliance ahead of 2027 will not be confined to just one political platform.
The former FRCN DG cautioned that without such alignment, President Bola Tinubu’s re-election would be almost guaranteed. “From where we stand today, there’s no way the PDP alone can secure victory. If we don’t collaborate and bring all stakeholders under one umbrella, Tinubu will return,” he warned.
Beyond coalition politics, Salihu also raised serious concerns about internal power dynamics within the PDP. He criticised the recent PDP Governors’ Forum meeting held in Ibadan, labelling it a breach of the party’s constitution.
“The PDP has a pedigree and history guided by its constitution, just like any country operates under the rule of law,” he said. “What we saw with the outcome of the governors’ meeting in Ibadan was a misstep. It appears to me that the Governors’ Forum has taken over the powers of the National Executive Committee (NEC), and that is unconstitutional.”
Salihu noted that the actions of the governors could weaken the party’s internal democracy. “To assume that a forum within the party can come up, organise a national convention, create committees with chairmen and members from within itself, and assume full control of the party structure — that is overriding and unconstitutional,” he stated.
He also pointed to the conspicuous absence of members from the National Working Committee (NWC) and NEC during the governors’ meeting, calling the development exclusionary.
“Everything I have seen in the actions of the Governors’ Forum is an abuse of the constitutionality of the PDP,” Salihu said.
Reflecting on the party’s past missteps, he issued a stern warning: “If this trend continues, it would be as though we are a party that shoots first and aims later. We end up in blame games when we lose, instead of taking timely and strategic decisions. The governors must not be dictatorial.”
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