The G100 has unveiled the key areas for negotiation ahead of its first summit of major opposition political parties scheduled to hold on Monday in Abuja.
The coalition said the summit would provide a platform for opposition parties to begin structured negotiations on the terms, institutions and principles that could guide cooperation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman, the group said the meeting would be held under the theme, “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination.”
The summit is expected to consider the establishment of structures to facilitate negotiations and cooperation, including five specialised working groups.
Subject to the decisions of participating parties, the working groups are expected to develop within four weeks the key documents and agreements required to institutionalise opposition cooperation.
Expected participants include national chairmen, party leaders and members of the National Working Committees of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The summit will also involve presidential candidates and running mates of participating parties, G100 signatories and members of the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives.
The coalition said the summit followed the publication of the “Doctrine of a Necessary Democratic Opposition” by the G100 on August 2 and several weeks of consultations with leaders of the six opposition parties.
According to the group, the consultations produced a shared briefing titled “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation and Coordination,” which identified areas of convergence while recognising the different histories, identities and interests of the parties.
The statement said there was a shared recognition of the need for a credible, organised and competitive opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.
“Cooperation does not require any party to disappear into another. The first question before party leaders is not who leads the ticket. It is what we are, together, prepared to do for this country,” it said.
The G100 stressed that the first summit was not designed to settle issues surrounding presidential candidacy or determine the final form of opposition cooperation.
Instead, it said the immediate objective was to establish a formal framework through which such questions could be negotiated collectively, transparently and in good faith.
Each party is expected to attend with a delegation drawn from its national leadership and other relevant constituencies.
The coalition said this would ensure that the process reflected a wider range of political experiences, perspectives and interests rather than being limited to principal party leaders.
The G100 also clarified that it was convening the summit as a facilitator and observer, not as a replacement for the constitutional authority or decision-making structures of the participating political parties.
It said decisions emerging from the process would remain the responsibility of the individual parties.
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