Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, together with former governors and senators have moved to establish a mega party in preparation for the 2027 general election.
Others who joined force with the 2023 presidential contender under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party include former Zamfara State governor, Abdullaziz Yari and Senator Abdul Ningi.
As Atiku did not sail through in his presidential aspiration in 2023, Yari also lost his bid to become the Senate President to Godswill Akpabio who was preferred by Tinubu.
According to sources, Atiku has set in motion the machinery for the proposed mega party in collaboration with some members of the National Assembly, according to Politics Nigeria.
It was learnt that Atiku’s camp is wary of the disunity in the PDP and FCT minister, Nyesom Wike’s of overbearing influence on the opposition party.
The source said Atiku and his allies are mulling the repeat of the 2013 scenario which saw the merger between Muhammadu Buhari’s Congress for Progressive Change, Tinubu’s Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to form a mega party.
“They have gone far in the arrangement. They believe that the country is in the same situation as it was in 2014 during the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s era, hence, their decision to form a mega party to wrestle power from Tinubu.
“Ningi’s statement on the BBC Hausa Service was one of the moves of the promoters of the mega party. They want to create problems in the National Assembly and set the lawmakers against each other and the Presidency,” a source hinted.
