Netizens react as opposition parties plan single presidential candidate for 2027
Several Nigerians have taken to social media in reaction to plans by opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to present a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
The parties reached the agreement at the end of a national summit of opposition party leaders held in Ibadan on Saturday.
An X user, @U_Rochas, said, “The agreement of the opposition parties to field one candidate in the 2027 presidential election is a brutal checkmate to Tinubu. I said earlier that there is a way someone plays the game and ends up playing himself. BAT has played himself.”
Another X user,@firstladyship, wrote, “Opposition parties have decided to field only one presidential candidate. Asiwaju has succeeded in uniting the opposition. Like the ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ that transferred powers to GEJ, Ibadan Declaration has entered the history books. Historians should take note of epoch event.”
A verified X user, @drkenon2, also noted that “Participating opposition parties in Nigeria, after deliberations on the existential threats & challenges we face under the oppressive APC, have resolved to field one presidential candidate in 2027.”
@OurFavOnlineDoc, also shared that “The main opposition parties in Nigeria have agreed to field one presidential candidate! It’s time to unite to fight the devil,” the user wrote.
Key opposition figures present at the Ibadan meeting included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark, former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, among others.
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