Why Atiku Missed G100 Opposition Summit — ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has explained why its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was absent from the G100 opposition summit held in Abuja on Monday. Speaking on Arise Television’s Day Break on Tuesday, ADC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi said the meeting was primarily designed for political parties to discuss possible areas of cooperation ahead of the 2027 general elections, rather than for presidential candidates to engage directly. Abdullahi said the ADC was fully represented at the gathering and argued that Atiku’s physical presence was therefore not necessary. He said he attended the summit alongside several senior party officials, including four vice chairmen, who represented the party during the discussions. The summit, held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, brought together representatives of six major opposition parties as part of ongoing efforts to develop a common platform for challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Abdullahi maintained that Atiku’s absence should not be interpreted as a lack of commitment to opposition cooperation, stressing that the ADC participated fully in the process. Atiku was among several prominent opposition figures who did not attend the meeting, alongside the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. The summit nevertheless featured several presidential candidates, including Donald Duke of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Moses Adebisi of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA). The meeting comes amid renewed efforts by opposition parties to strengthen collaboration and explore a unified strategy ahead of the 2027 elections.

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