BREAKING: Opposition Parties Agree To Field One Presidential Candidate Against Tinubu
Nigeria’s opposition parties today Saturday in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, agreed to field one Presidential Candidate against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
Breaking news of the resolution earlier, today Saturday, on X Twitter, political activist, Mrs. Aisha Yesufu, tweeted: “Opposition parties in Nigeria have agreed to field one presidential candidate!”
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo chaired the meeting hosted by Governor Seyi Makinde at the Banquet Hall of the Oyo State Government House.
It brought together leaders from major opposition parties including a faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), among others.
The summit bore the theme: “That We May Work Together for a United Opposition to Sustain Our Democracy.”
The final decision later came in their communiqué issued at the end of the national opposition summit.
Leaders of participating opposition parties said they were responding to “collective threats” and “existential challenges facing our country under the stranglehold of the oppressive and anti-democratic All Progressives Congress (APC).”
In the statement titled “Ibadan Declaration,” the parties declared: “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.
“We shall field candidates and contest the 2027 Presidential and other elections.”
“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.”
The communiqué also raised concerns about the electoral process, calling for reforms and expressing lack of confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC leadership.
They further urged the release of detained politicians and demanded changes to the Electoral Act, while describing some INEC guidelines as “obstacles” to fair competition.
In a statement shared via the PDP’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, organisers said the meeting serves as a “strategic response” to the nation’s deepening crises, stressing the urgency of coordinated political action.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar confirmed his presence, stating; so did former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s 2023 Governorship Candidate in Lagos State.
Speaking of the meeting, Atiku said on Twitter: “At today’s National Opposition Summit in Ibadan, Oyo State, we spoke with one voice, fearless, and unmistakable: the time has come to forge a united opposition, bound by purpose and driven by the sacred duty to defend and sustain our democracy.
“This is not a choice; it is an obligation we owe to Nigeria and to generations yet unborn.
“I extend my profound gratitude to our gracious Chief Host, Governor @seyimakinde, and to the resilient and warm-hearted people of Oyo State for providing the ground upon which this historic resolve has been rekindled. Oyo state has a history of being present when the politics of Nigeria is to be defined.”
Opposition political parties in Nigeria have agreed to work towards presenting a single presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, as part of efforts to strengthen their chances against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
