The Deputy National Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has revealed that three prominent opposition leaders Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso are in discussions about forming a merger ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

This potential alliance aims to address critical national issues such as hunger and widespread insecurity.

Abdullahi made this announcement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Monday, September 2, 2024. He emphasized that the three leaders are willing to set aside personal ambitions to create a formidable coalition capable of challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

"The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger to salvage Nigerians from hunger and widespread insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election," Abdullahi stated. He further added, "Imagine if they were in the party; we would have won the elections."

Reflecting on the past, Abdullahi lamented the loss of key PDP members like former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, Kwankwaso, and Obi, attributing their departure to poor management of internal party conflicts.

He argued that their presence could have altered the outcome of the last election, which saw Bola Tinubu of the APC emerge victorious. "This APC said they defeated us with one million plus votes; just one of these names that I mentioned would have covered that gap for us, and we would have been in power today," he noted. "Certainly, Nigerians would not have been confronted with this despair and despondency in the land."