Why PDP Officials Met With ADC Leaders

Why PDP Officials Met With ADC Leaders – Makinde
Meeting followed Occupy INEC protest and political tensions.
Opposition figures gathered, signalling coordination ahead of 2027 elections.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has explained why a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Taminu Turaki visited leaders of the African Democratic Congress following the Occupy INEC protest in Abuja.

Makinde said the visit was aimed at expressing solidarity with the ADC amid recent developments in the country’s political space.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that he spoke with journalists after a late night meeting between ADC leaders and the PDP faction at the Abuja residence of former Senate President David Mark.

According to the governor, the visit was informed by unfolding events, including ongoing court actions and the protest staged earlier by the ADC.

“We came here to visit the leadership of ADC. We are on a solidarity visit, and we have seen what has been happening within the political space, the court and protest, so we came to show solidarity and to commit to a clean democratic space in our country,” Makinde said.

The Mark-led ADC faction and the Turaki-led PDP group met at Mark’s residence in Apo, Abuja, in what observers described as a strategic opposition gathering.

Among those present were former Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, former governors Rotimi Amaechi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Aminu Tambuwal, Peter Obi, and Babangida Aliyu.

Others in attendance included former Minister of Information Jerry Gana and PDP National Secretary Taofeek Arapaja.

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The meeting came hours after ADC leaders and supporters staged the Occupy INEC protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, signalling rising political tension and renewed opposition coordination ahead of the 2027 general elections.