Opposition political parties have announced plans to present a single presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
The resolution was adopted on Saturday at the national summit of opposition political party leaders held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state.
The parties include the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), chaired by Kabiru Turaki, and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
In a communiqué issued at the end of the summit, the parties said they will resist all “machinations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to foist a one-party state on Nigeria”.
“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,” the communiqué reads.
“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 parties alleged that Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has “shown bias and partisanship in favour of the APC” and should be removed from office.
“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 widespread crisis in our nation,” the parties said.
The opposition parties called on the national assembly to immediately review the Electoral Act 2026, to “remove all sections that threaten the sanctity and integrity of elections”.
