Opposition parties unite against APC, plan single candidate for 2027 polls

•Makinde says Nigeria’s democracy under threat

By Adeola Badru

Opposition parties across Nigeria have put aside their differences, signalling their intention to present a single presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections.

They warned that the seeming dominance of the All Progressives Congress, APC, constitutes a threat to credible elections.

The declaration was made in a communiqué issued after a national summit held in Ibadan yesterday.

At the forum,  key opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Rotimi Amaechi, Peter Obi and Rauf Aregbesola, met to chart a common strategy.

Reading the communiqué, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic…