A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, has endorsed a proposal by some opposition politicians in the country to field a single presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
The faction, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said presenting a single candidate against President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is necessary to defeat the ruling party in the forthcoming election.
A group of opposition leaders, which identified itself as G-100, converged on Abuja on Monday to discuss strategies for challenging the APC in the 2027 presidential election. The ruling party is fielding President Tinubu, who is seeking a second term in office.
However, major opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), were absent from the meeting.
Representatives of six opposition parties, namely the ADC, Allied Peoples Movement (APM), NDC, Turaki-led PDP, Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), attended the summit.
