Nigerian Opposition Parties Consider Single Four-Year Transition Government at Abuja Summit

G100 Proposes Single Four-Year Transition Government for Nigeria Opposition

The G100 has proposed a Government of National Competence with a single four-year term at an opposition summit in Abuja attended by ADC, PDP, SDP, PRP and other parties.

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Nigerian Opposition Groups Propose Single Four-Year Transition Government

Abuja, August 31, 2026: The G100 has proposed a Government of National Competence built around a single four-year transition term as part of a new framework for cooperation among Nigeria’s opposition political parties.

The proposal was presented by Mallam Salihu Moh. Lukman at the Summit of Nigeria’s Opposition Political Parties held on Monday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.

Representatives from the African Democratic Congress, Allied Peoples Movement, Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party and Social Democratic Party attended the meeting. Presidential and vice-presidential candidates of some of the parties were also present, including Prince Adebayo Adewole of SDP, Donald Duke of PRP, and Lawal Daura, vice-presidential candidate of APM. Candidates of ADC, Atiku Abubakar and NDC, Peter Obi, were still being expected at the time of the opening remarks.

Lukman said the proposed government would be based on competence, integrity, national inclusion and fair representation of all parties involved. He said it would be guided by a disciplined, time-bound Four-Year National Reset Programme.

According to him, the framework is more than a merger of ambitions. He called for a political commitment to a single four-year term that would be written into an enforceable Transition Charter. He stressed that the agreement must be written, witnessed, and must have consequences to avoid the problem of broken political promises.

Lukman recalled the history of opposition politics since 1999. He noted that the opposition lost in 2003, 2007 and 2011 because they contested separately, but won in 2015 after agreeing on rules before choosing candidates. He said that discipline was missing in 2023 when opposition votes were split among several candidates. He explained that the winner got just under nine million votes while two other opposition candidates got close to seven million and just over six million votes respectively, totaling about 13 million votes.

On structure, Lukman said three standing coalition bodies are being proposed. These are a Central Leadership Committee made up of national chairmen, national secretaries and presidential and vice-presidential candidates, a Publicity and Communication Committee, and a Legal Committee. He said the G100 will only act as facilitators and observers in these structures.

He also announced that five working groups will be set up, with one representative from each participating party. The groups will produce working papers within four weeks on a National Covenant for Democratic Renewal, a Single-Term Transition Charter, a National Reform Programme, a Framework for Opposition Unity, and a Roadmap to a Common Presidential Candidate. The documents will be presented at a Second Summit for adoption.

Lukman clarified that the summit is not asking any party to dissolve, merge, or withdraw a candidate at this stage. He said the goal is to build the platform first before discussing how positions will be shared.

He urged party leaders to approach the process with honesty and sacrifice, warning that hidden positions could cause the coalition to collapse later.

Lukman said the G100, working with the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, convened the summit without supporting any particular candidate or party. He said the aim is to ensure that Nigerians have a credible alternative in the 2027 elections.

He linked the need for a united opposition to the current hardship facing Nigerians, citing examples of a woman in Kaduna withdrawing her child from school, a farmer in Benue displaced from his farm, and a graduate in Aba who has stopped looking for work.