Chief Chekwas Okorie has revealed that northern political leaders are leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) to form a strong coalition against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election, stating that many of these leaders feel betrayed after helping Tinubu win in 2023, during an interview with THE SUN.
According to Okorie, former APC National Vice Chairman Salihu Lukman is one of the key figures leading the movement.
Lukman and other northern politicians are in advanced talks with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to create a new political force.
Okorie believes this coalition will pose a serious challenge to Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his supporters are also regrouping.
Okorie stated that they are reaching out to politicians from different parties to form a united front.
Although they have not yet chosen a party, he expects a major opposition alliance to take shape by mid-2025.
Okorie also pointed to the role of former Attorney General Abubakar Malami.
He said Malami is bringing together members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), which was once led by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to Okorie, Malami and his allies believe the APC no longer represents their interests, so they are forming a new political structure.
While some PDP and Labour Party members are defecting to APC, Okorie noted that a large number of northern elites are moving in the opposite direction.
He said they feel neglected by Tinubu’s administration and are now seeking an alternative platform.
With three major political groups working together, Okorie believes the APC’s dominance is under threat.
However, he criticized South East political leaders, saying they seem confused and unprepared for the upcoming election.
“The northern political elites are leaving the APC. Whatever El-rufai says today, the truth is that Salihu Lukman, who used to be a stalwart of the APC and so many others in APC are leaving.
The chunk of northern APC political leadership would be moving out because they feel betrayed, they feel they were the ones who made Tinubu to succeed in his election, and they had been abandoned as it were. So, they are pulling out. I can tell you that they have gone very far in their conversations with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by my good friend, Alhaji Shehu Gabam. Atiku and his followers and many are regrouping. Of course, they are reaching out to other people who are even in other parties. They have not chosen a party to use, but that will happen by the second quarter of this year. These three major groupings will merge and come up with a political party that will now pose a major challenge to the ruling party. It is only the South East political leaders that seem completely confused, and they are not doing anything to the best of my knowledge,” he said.
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