The prospects of a broad opposition coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election have collapsed, according to Umanu Elijah, a senior member of the G‑100 political pressure group. In a telephone interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, Elijah said opposition parties have failed to set aside their individual ambitions and agree on a single presidential candidate. G‑100 was founded by former Director‑General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukman, with the aim of uniting Nigeria’s opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections. The group has held consultations with former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, among other political figures, to build consensus around a common platform and a single candidate. Elijah said the single‑candidate proposal championed by Lukman has failed. “The sole candidacy thing is dead and buried. The candidates are not ready to make concessions,” he told The PUNCH. He cited the ongoing campaigns of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as evidence that opposition parties are pursuing their own agendas. The coalition effort was driven by concerns that a divided opposition would split votes and weaken the challenge to the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, none of the key opposition figures—including Atiku, Obi, Makinde, and Adewale Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party—has shown willingness to abandon their individual ambitions for a unified front. Attempts to obtain a response from Salihu Lukman were unsuccessful; he did not answer calls or respond to messages sent to him on WhatsApp. The failure of the coalition push raises doubts about the feasibility of a united opposition as the 2027 election approaches.