Factions of the PDP, ADC, Accord Party, and Labour Party have firmly dismissed the Ibadan opposition summit, and plans for all oppositions to field one candidate.
The factions argued that the decision does not represent their official stance. They reaffirmed plans to field separate candidates against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee, backed by FCT Minister, alleged that “impostors” organised the summit.
The claim that the impostors have misled Atiku Abubakar, senator David Mark, former Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi, along with other opposition figures.
Similarly, Dumebi Kachikwu, the 2023 ADC presidential candidate, led by Kingsley Ogga and Nafiu Gombe, also reacted by denying any involvement in the meeting. While the Accord Party threatened to take legal action against people or organisations posing as party representatives.
Meanwhile, Nenadi Usman, the interim national chairman of the Labour Party, also disassociated the party from the high-profile gathering in Ibadan.
Reacting also, the APC stated that Governor Seyi Makinde is unqualified to continue office following his alleged inciting remarks regarding “Operation Wetie” during the summit.
The APC further rejects what it described as attempts by opposition leaders to exert pressure through blackmail.
BACKSTORY…
Opposition political party leaders had previously announced plans to unite and field a single presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
The opposition leaders reached this resolution on Saturday during the national summit of opposition political party leaders held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the parties vowed to resist all “machinations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to foist a one-party state on Nigeria”.
Speaking during his opening speech, the host Seyi Makinde warned that democratic competition is deteriorating, stressing that the concentration of political power in one party threatens pluralism.
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