Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nasir El-Rufai on Friday stormed Kaduna for a meeting.
Atiku, El-Rufai and former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal are in Kaduna for a meeting of key opposition politicians.
This was disclosed by a staunch supporter of El-Rufai, Imran Wakili via a post on X.
He wrote: “Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alongside former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and other key opposition stakeholders, has stormed Kaduna State to meet with the state’s opposition figures.”
Atiku, El-Rufai and Peter Obi of the Labour Party had formed a coalition with the aim of removing President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027.
The former vice president announced the formation of the coalition during a press conference by Concerned Leaders and Political Stakeholders in Nigeria.
Following the announcement, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewale Adebayo, said Atiku and Obi were in talks to join the SDP.
He said if Atiku, Obi and other prominent politicians willing to join SDP can stick to the party’s culture, they would defeat and retire Tinubu and the APC.
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima said El-Rufai was Atiku’s placeholder in the SDP should the PDP deny him its presidential ticket.
