{"id":69771,"date":"2025-07-06T07:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T07:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69771"},"modified":"2025-07-06T07:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T07:17:27","slug":"laughable-seven-coalition-leaders-trying-to-unseat-tinubu-want-to-be-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/06\/laughable-seven-coalition-leaders-trying-to-unseat-tinubu-want-to-be-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Laughable: Seven Coalition Leaders Trying to Unseat Tinubu Want to Be President"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Samson Adeyanju<\/strong><\/p>\n

As preparations intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election, a coalition formed to challenge President Bola Tinubu is already facing internal chaos.<\/p>\n

The movement, which has been promoted as a unifying front for the opposition, is now riddled with conflicting ambitions, as at least seven of its key leaders are reportedly eyeing the presidency themselves.<\/p>\n

Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Ralph Nwosu, disclosed in an interview that several influential figures within the coalition are being promoted by their supporters as presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

The coalition, which recently adopted the ADC as its political platform, is led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi.<\/p>\n

Other prominent figures reportedly seeking to contest include former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, former Governors Nasir El-Rufai and Rauf Aregbesola, Oyo State’s 2023 ADC governorship candidate Ganiyu Bamidele Ajadi, and former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido.<\/p>\n

Each of these politicians has a loyal support base actively advocating for their emergence as the coalition\u2019s flag bearer.<\/p>\n

Nwosu stated that the coalition would operate a transparent selection process, noting that every stakeholder has a right to ambition.<\/p>\n

He said the new party structure being built encourages freedom of expression and democratic competition among all aspirants.<\/p>\n

Despite the assurances, political observers have described the development as laughable and self-defeating.<\/p>\n

Critics argue that the coalition may be headed for collapse if it fails to streamline its ambition and rally behind a single credible candidate.<\/p>\n

The irony, many have pointed out, is that a movement formed to replace one president is now housing multiple presidential hopefuls under the same platform.<\/p>\n

While Nwosu insists that the internal competition is a sign of healthy democracy, many see it as a symptom of a fragile and unstable alliance.<\/p>\n

He claimed that the coalition has already attracted massive defections, saying that 95 percent of the Peoples Democratic Party has joined the ADC, along with over 35 percent of the All Progressives Congress and 80 percent of the Labour Party\u2019s base.<\/p>\n

However, analysts warn that numbers on paper may not translate into real strength at the polls, especially if the coalition fails to resolve its internal contradictions.<\/p>\n

Without a united front and a clear vision, the group may struggle to convince Nigerians that it offers a better alternative to the current administration.<\/p>\n

As the race toward 2027 gains momentum, the coalition’s biggest challenge may not be President Tinubu, but its inability to rise above personal ambition and speak with one voice.<\/p>\n

The drama within the alliance is unfolding early, and Nigerians are watching closely to see whether this political experiment will stand or stumble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Samson Adeyanju As preparations intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election, a coalition formed to challenge President Bola Tinubu is already facing internal chaos. The movement, which has been promoted as a unifying front for the opposition, is now riddled with conflicting ambitions, as at least seven of its key leaders are reportedly eyeing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":69772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-69771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69773,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69771\/revisions\/69773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}