A former North West Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and member of the opposition coalition, Salihu Lukman, has denied media reports claiming that opposition leaders have settled for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the party of choice to contest the 2027 general elections.
Mr Lukman, in a statement issued on Thursday, described the viral media report as false and misleading.
He also alleged that the story was planted in the media to create discord among the opposition leaders championing the coalition.
The former Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum also denied the claim by an online medium that he has been appointed to head the secretariat of the coalition.
While stressing that negotiation had reached an advanced stage, he said the public will be informed of the outcome at the appropriate time.
The statement read: “The public should disregard the story as it is completely false. No such decision has been taken. Also false is the report that the coalition has adopted the ADC at its meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
“The truth is negotiations among all the coalition leaders are progressing very well, and final decisions about the political platform for the 2027 election will be taken soon.
“Unfortunately, there appear to be some mischief makers promoting and planting stories in the media with the clear aim of sowing seeds of discord among coalition leaders.
“The public and the media should please disregard all these mischievous stories.”
