President Bola Tinubu could be confronting legions of opposition in 2027 as hours after former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), speculations are strong that former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi and former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, are planning to pitch their tent with the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The group of influential politicians are said to be dissatisfied with the current direction of the ruling party.
Though, the development is coming amidst talks of a coalition among opposition parties to present a common front capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 election.
Some opposition parties are reportedly planning on joining forces under an existing registered party.
However, if they are unable to agree on a shared platform within the party they intend to join, they will opt to align with the SDP instead, according to sources.
Meanwhile, this is coming after the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party Kola Ologbondiyan said merger talks from opposition politicians has been gaining success.
Ologbodiyan, who spoke on AIT Focus programme, on Monday, stated that the opposition politicians would come out with what would give Nigerians hope.
Ologbondiyan had stated that defeating the current government would be easy with what the opposition political leaders would be bringing out.
The move is expected to shake up the political landscape, particularly as the APC grapples with issues of internal cohesion and leadership.
While the party has remained the dominant force in Nigerian politics, factions within the party have been growing more pronounced, with key figures openly criticizing the current leadership under President Bola Tinubu.