Ibadan meeting: Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso still have opportunity for grand alliance - Ologbondiyan
Kola Ologbondiyan, a political strategist, discusses the potential for a grand alliance among Nigerian opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general election. He argues that economic hardship, rather than political rivalry, will be the primary challenge for President Tinubu's administration.
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This highlights the shifting landscape of Nigerian politics and the potential for coalition-building to challenge the incumbent government.
Layer 1 •2027: ‘Hungry Nigerians, not the opposition, will give Tinubu sleepless nights’
Few opposition figures have witnessed Nigeria’s political twists and realignments from as close a vantage point as Kola Ologbondiyan. A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he now serves as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, placing him at the centre of fresh efforts to forge a formidable opposition ahead of the 2027 general election. In this interview, Ologbondiyan speaks on the prospects of a united opposition, the PDP’s lingering crisis, the ADC’s mission, and why he believes President Bola Tinubu’s biggest political test in 2027 will come not from rival parties, but from millions of Nigerians battling economic hardship. Excerpts:
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