Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that the emerging coalition of opposition parties does not require the support of state governors to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.
El-Rufai made the declaration during a media chat with journalists in Kano on Monday. The former governor, who recently left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), emphasized that the coalition’s focus is on grassroots mobilisation rather than political endorsements from officeholders.
“We are trying to offer Nigerians a real alternative — something different from what they have seen before,” El-Rufai said.
He further noted, “A governor has only one vote. Nigerians have many more votes than one governor or even 36 governors combined.”
El-Rufai’s remarks signal a growing shift in strategy among opposition figures as the political landscape begins to take shape ahead of the 2027 elections.
