Francis Sardauna in Katsina

Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina state have vowed to join the newly formed coalition of opposition political parties to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.

The state’s stalwarts of the PDP led by Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, announced plans to join the coalition of the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Katsina yesterday. 

Inuwa, a former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, while addressing the stakeholders, said discussions had reached an advanced stage to form a coalition to oust the APC at state and national levels.

Although Inuwa did not mention that they will join the Atiku’s coalition, credible sources within the party told THISDAY that they had concluded arrangements to join their political godfather in his new camp.

He said: “We have commenced discussions with members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), People’s Redemption Party (PRP) and even prominent APC members to form a coalition for the 2027 election.

“It may shock you to know that some of the APC members who are supporting this movement are holding key positions in the APC government at state and federal governments.”

He said members of the opposition movement, which comprises prominent politicians from within and outside Katsina state, would soon reach a consensus on a political party to join ahead of the 2027 polls.

Former National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri, former Senator representing Daura Zone, Ahmed Babba Kaita and Ahmed Musa Yar’adua, were among chieftains of the party that attended the meeting.

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