Nigeria, March 24 -- A former National Vice Chairman (North-west) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said negotiations on the political party that will serve as a coalition against President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 elections are ongoing and nearing completion.

Mr Lukman was reacting to a recent comment by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that he and some opposition leaders in the country have formed a coalition to unseat Mr Tinubu in 2027.

During a press conference to react to President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, Atiku, a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and others, announced a coalition ahead of the 2027 general election.

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