NDC Leader Urges Atiku to Join for 2027 Unity

A prominent leader in the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Buba Galadima, called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to join the party on Monday, warning that Atiku could bear responsibility for any failure of opposition unity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Channels Television's Politics Today program, Galadima emphasized the need for major opposition figures to consolidate under the NDC to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Galadima highlighted recent moves by other key opposition leaders as evidence of growing momentum. Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, ex-governor of Kano State, formally joined the NDC on Sunday in Abuja after resigning from the African Democratic Congress, which Obi had entered last December. During their reception, the two leaders urged party members to avoid litigation and prioritize national development. Galadima noted that Obi and Kwankwaso had previously aligned with the ADC to foster opposition unity against President Bola Tinubu, but alleged court actions disrupted those efforts.

"The truth of the matter is that Peter Obi and Kwankwaso migrated into the ADC; they brought...