The Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) officially endorsed the G-100 initiative, a coalition of 100 opposition stalwarts to establish a unified opposition front capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election.
​The decision was announced on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, through an official press statement signed by Ini Ememobong, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP’s Interim National Working Committee.
Ememobong stated that the party’s endorsement was driven by “the wailings of Nigerians groaning under the repressive Bola Tinubu APC-led Federal Government” and the urgent need to unite credible political forces to salvage the nation.
​The official declaration follows the inaugural meeting of the G-100 opposition summit, which took place on Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
The summit brought together key delegates across six opposition political parties to lay down structured framework mechanisms, establish standing committees, and forge a roadmap toward fielding a single consensus candidate ahead of the 2027 polls.
​Addressing the development, the PDP factional National Chairman, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, emphasized that the party’s alignment with the coalition remains firmly rooted in structural fairness and institutional integrity.
​”Our participation is anchored on the promise that the process will be hinged on the philosophical underpinnings of transparency, equality, data-driven decisions, and egalitarianism,” Turaki stated.
“Any result birthed by a process midwifed by these virtues will certainly offer Nigerians a credible leadership capable of alleviating the skyrocketing poverty and rising insecurity in the country.”
​Ememobong reinforced the party’s commitment, adding: “This new move aligns with our earlier stated disposition of working with like-minded political parties and organisations desirous of salvaging the country from the many vices orchestrated by the ruling APC.
Our participation at the first meeting of the G-100 on August 31, 2026, is a further indication of our preparedness to contribute our quota in the quest for an all-opposition platform that will take power from the incumbent and rebuild Nigeria.”
​The development marks a significant turn in opposition politics as parties seek to consolidate votes to avoid a repeat of the fragmented opposition dynamic seen in the 2023 elections.
