ABUJA – In a move that could shake Nigeria’s political landscape, top leaders of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Senate President David Mark, are locked in a high-stakes, closed-door meeting at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
The urgent gathering—described by insiders as "critical and strategic"—is reportedly aimed at deciding whether these top PDP figures will defect en masse to the proposed opposition coalition party set for the 2027 general elections or remain within the PDP to form an external electoral alliance.
Among those in attendance are influential PDP stalwarts such as Prince Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the party; ex-Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi). Also present are former PDP national officers like Senator Ben Obi, Josephine Anenih, Austin Akobundu, Kola Ologbondiyan, and Abdullahi Maibasira.
Sources close to the meeting say the leadership is divided over loyalty to the party versus the urgency of victory in 2027. Some members advocate full integration into the new coalition led by former governors and opposition figures, while others prefer maintaining institutional control within the PDP to push reforms from within.
This meeting comes amid growing dissatisfaction with the current direction of the PDP and follows months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between the party’s old guard and emerging opposition forces seeking to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
The outcome of this summit is expected to significantly reshape Nigeria’s political architecture ahead of the next general election.
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