PDP faction, ADC, others may field one candidate for 2027 presidential election

PDP faction, ADC, others may field one candidate for 2027 presidential election

Leaders of some opposition political parties in the country have resolved to collectively field one candidate against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election.

The parties stated this in a communiqué issued at the end of an Opposition Political Parties National Summit held on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The opposition figures in communiqué tagged ‘Ibadan Declaration and signed by the Chairmen of Participating Opposition Parties stated that “we shall work towards fielding one Presidential Candidate for the 2027 elections, which shall be agreed and supported by all participating opposition parties to rescue our nation and her long suffering masses”.

The summit was attended by leading political opposition figures including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi; former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Also in attendance included Peter Obi, David Mark, Professor Jerry Gana, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Saminu Turaki, and political strategist Pat Utomi.

The communiqué further stated: “Participating Opposition Parties in Nigeria, after an extensive deliberation on the collective threats that we face and the existential challenges facing our country under the stranglehold of the oppressive and anti-democratic All Progressives Congress (APC) and given the need for urgent, collective action to rescue our nation and the destiny of over 200 million compatriots, hereby resolve as follows:

“That we shall resist all machinations by the APC to foist a one-party State on Nigeria and fight for the survival of multi-party democracy in our country.

“That despite the onslaughts and manoeuvrings of the ruling party, the APC to impose President Bola Tinubu as the sole Presidential candidate in 2027; we shall field candidates and contest the 2027 Presidential and other elections.

“That the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, having shown bias and partisanship in favour of the ruling APC, should not conduct the 2027 general elections as Nigerians across board have lost confidence in him and his capacity to guarantee the required neutrality to deliver free, fair, transparent and credible elections. His continuous stay in office is vexatious and capable of triggering wide spread crisis in our nation.

“That the National Assembly should immediately review the Electoral Act, 2026 to remove all sections that threaten the sanctity and integrity of the elections and run counter to constitutional provisions.

“That all leading politicians that are being detained or harassed on bailable offfences be released with immediate effect and allowed to exercise their fundamental rights of participation and inclusivity as Nigerians.

“That we consider the recent guidelines released by the INEC as obstacles, deliberately engineered to impose conditions and deadlines on the opposition parties. We therefore demand that INEC extends the deadline for primaries till the end of July, 2026”.

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