CITIZENS COMPASS— Former Senate President, David Mark on Saturday, called on all leaders of opposition political parties to join hands and unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from Aso Rock.
Mark said this would be achieved in 2027 as Nigerians have lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mark is the National Chairman of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), an opposition party in Nigeria.
Speaking at a national summit of opposition political party leaders in Ibadan, he urged stakeholders to rally round to achieve this.
Present at the meeting were former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana, Aisha Yesufu and Professor Pat Utomi.
Others are former Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Kano, Rabiu Kwankwanso and Yunusa Tanko.
Also, former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatai Ahmed, former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amechi, former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu were also at the meeting.
The gathering was hosted by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde.
The ADC chieftain alleged that INEC had compromised and could not be trusted with the 2027 elections as it was in conjunction with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to suppress opposition political parties.
He said, “The task before us is more of a national rescue mission. The APC is willing to suppress the opposition political parties and opposition political figures.
“It has never happened in Nigeria that we have only one political party and it will never happen in our own generation. We cannot win as a fragmented segment.
“The contest is between Nigerians and APC, the ruling party. Nigerians have lost confidence in INEC. INEC is no longer an impartial umpire”.
Meanwhile, the meeting has issued a communique that the major opposition parties in Nigeria would field a single presidential candidate to challenge the ruling APC.
