The Seyi Makinde-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) have declared that they will field only one presidential candidate in the 2027 election.

The political parties announced this on Saturday at their opposition summit in Oyo State.

PDP Chairman Tanimu Turaki SAN stated this while reading a communique from the summit in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and former presidential candidate Peter Obi have already declared their intention to contest for the ADC presidential ticket.

Additionally, the PDP and ADC jointly demanded the resignation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan.

Reading the communique, Turaki said: “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.

“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.

“That the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, having shown bias and partisanship in favour of the ruling APC, should not conduct the 2027 general elections as 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 wide spread crisis in our nation.”