Atiku Proposes APC-PDP-LP Coalition to Confront Tinubu’s Inefficient Government

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed plans to spearhead a broad-based political alliance involving the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP) to challenge what he described as the “incompetent and inefficient” administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Atiku made this known in Abuja while addressing a delegation from Kogi East Senatorial Zone, led by former Kogi State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba.

The meeting also focused on addressing worsening insecurity in the North and fostering regional unity.

Atiku expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s escalating security crisis, blaming the Tinubu-led government for failing to demonstrate the political will needed to tackle the situation.

“I hold our current leadership accountable for the widespread insecurity plaguing our nation. There is a lack of political will,” Atiku said.

Recalling his tenure as Vice President during the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency, he said decisive leadership at the time helped suppress the group before it resurged years later.

“When Boko Haram first emerged in 2002 in Yobe, the President summoned me and asked, ‘Mr Vice President, what should we do?’ I advised he summon the service chiefs and issue firm deadlines. He did. Within weeks, the insurgents were subdued,” he stated.

Atiku also criticised the country’s under-policed state, suggesting the recruitment of unemployed graduates into the police force as a practical solution.

“We are under-policed, and we have a growing population of unemployed graduates. Why not recruit them into the police force?” he queried.

On the 2027 elections, Atiku stressed the need for a united political front across party lines to mount a credible challenge against Tinubu.

“We are building a coalition involving all major political parties—the APC, PDP, and Labour Party. This is the only viable path forward,” he declared.

In his remarks, Simon Achuba lamented the worsening insecurity across the North, including rampant killings, kidnappings, and destruction of communities. He accused the federal government of dereliction of duty.

“When the government fails to act decisively, it falls on northern leaders to step up. We must begin internal healing and rebuild our bonds of unity,” Achuba said.