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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The coalition against President Bola Tinubu\u2019s 2027 re-election bid has gathered steam as it received a boost with a decision of the League of Northern Democrats, LND, expressing plans to join.<\/p>\n

Convener of the LND, Umar Ardo, announced the group\u2019s decision to join the coalition following an expanded meeting of the league on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Ardo also declared that the league would take a final decision as to whether the coalition will join an existing political party or register a new one to push the agenda on May 30th.<\/p>\n

The convener made this announcement while reading the communique\u0301 of the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just finished our deliberation and we have resolved basically eight issues. First, we approve our constitution as an association of Northern Nigeria. We approve the leadership of the LND.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee for fusing into another political party was headed by Governor Lyol Imoke.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee for registering a new political party was chaired by Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Ardo was the secretary of that subcommittee,\u201d the communique\u0301 read in part.<\/p>\n

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