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IBADAN DECLARATION

Communiqué issued at the end of Opposition Political Parties National Summit held on Saturday April 25, 2026 in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Participating Opposition Parties in Nigeria, after an extensive deliberation on the collective threats that we face and the existential challenges facing our country under the stranglehold of the oppressive and anti-democratic All Progressives Congress (APC) and given the need for urgent, collective action to rescue our nation and the destiny of over 200 million compatriots, hereby resolve as follows:

1. That we shall resist all machinations by the APC to foist a one-party State on Nigeria and fight for the survival of multi-party democracy in our country.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. That the National Assembly should immediately review the Electoral Act, 2026 to remove all sections that threaten the sanctity and integrity of the elections and run counter to constitutional provisions.

6. That all leading politicians that are being detained or harassed on bailable offfences be released with immediate effect and allowed to exercise their fundamental rights of participation and inclusivity as Nigerians.

7. That we consider the recent guidelines released by the INEC as obstacles, deliberately engineered to impose conditions and deadlines on the opposition parties. We therefore demand that INEC extends the deadline for primaries till the end of July, 2026.

8. The Summit commends Nigerians for their resilience and readiness to work with Opposition Parties to free our nation from State capture.

9. The National summit of Opposition Political Parties thank the Oyo State Governor Engr. Seyi Makinde and the people of Oyo State for hosting the epochal event.

SIGNED:

Chairmen of Participating Opposition Parties.

“We will field only one presidential candidate that will be agreed upon by all opposition parties”.pic.twitter.com/4WS5bEaT5J

— iexclusivenews (@iexclusivenews) April 25, 2026

BREAKING: ADC and the Governor Makinde-backed Turaki faction of the PDP have agreed to field a single presidential candidate in the 2027 election.

Factional PDP National Chairman Tanimu Turaki made the announcement on behalf of opposition parties at the National Opposition… pic.twitter.com/4E8NdL922F

— Baturia Reports (@MusanBaturia) April 25, 2026

This is impressive.

Only that the PDP, APGA, LP, SDP, and AAC are clearly not part of that arrangement.

So what exactly is your definition of "Opposition Parties," Aisha?

Because if your definition excludes the five most defining opposition structures in the country, then perhaps the word you are looking for is not opposition - it is REMNANTS.

Aisha, why are you addicted to lying?

Opposition parties in Nigeria have agreed to field one presidential candidate!!!!

“We will field only one presidential candidate that will be agreed upon by all opposition parties”. - PDP, ADC

This is how Peter Obi was finally skeemed out of getting the ADC Presidential ticket. pic.twitter.com/PDrmkb9NLm

— Àkànní (@idofoi) April 25, 2026

No Court Stopped Saturday Environmental Sanitation, Lagos Declares

By Abdul-hafeez Fadehan
April 24, 2026

The Lagos State Government has dismissed reports suggesting a court has stopped the reintroduced Saturday environmental sanitation exercise, insisting no judicial order exists barring the programme.

In a Friday statement posted on X, the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, explained that the Court affirmed that the laws used for the implementation and enforcement of environmental sanitation are legitimate and constitutional.

According to him, the State Government proceeded to the Court of Appeal, and a judgment was delivered in its favour.

The statement reads, “Tomorrow morning between 6:30 am and 8:30 am, we begin a new chapter in our collective journey toward a cleaner Lagos. The monthly environmental sanitation exercise returns, and I am calling on every resident to come out and participate actively.

“Let me address the confusion some have tried to create. No court pronouncement has invalidated this exercise. The State proceeded to the Court of Appeal, and judgment was delivered in our favour. The Court affirmed that the laws used for the implementation and enforcement of environmental sanitation are legitimate and constitutional. So disregard those who choose to mislead the public.”

Wahab further clarified that the exercise scheduled for Saturday came after public complaints and a year-long planning to tackle the dirty surroundings.

He added, “We have planned this for over a year. We have thought it through. We cannot keep complaining about dirty surroundings and blaming the government while shirking our own responsibilities. The care of our environment is a collaborative project between government and citizens.”

The Commissioner further disclosed that transport unions have pledged not to deploy vehicles from major parks during the sanitation window.

“Major transport unions controlling about 90% of vehicles on our roads have pledged not to deploy their vehicles from major parks during the sanitation window. If government vehicles are staying put, what will it cost us to stay home for just two hours to clean our environment?” he questioned.

Wahab also noted that exceptions for vehicular restrictions were for candidates writing UTME exams, saying, “We are not unreasonable. Exceptions exist for emergencies, scheduled flights, and students writing JAMB exams.”

He disclosed that, “LAWMA has been fully mobilised to evacuate waste generated. Environmental health officers will monitor properties, and defaulters will be served abatement notices.”

“Tomorrow, let us show Lagos and the world that we are ready to take ownership of our environment. Two hours. One Saturday each month. A cleaner, healthier, flood-free Lagos for all of us,” he concluded.

GRV justified Monday sit at home.

Same GRV has problems with 2 hours environmental sanitation.

Una problem for that Lagos be say una like explanation too much.

A clip from my recent interview on Your View. pic.twitter.com/nfFAumMTOi

— funsodoherty (@funsodoherty) April 22, 2026

I joined ADC Youth in the protest they led, organized and executed at INEC Lagos Office. Proud of you, your spirit, resolve and energy.

@GRVlagos some have argued, just like you did, that monthly environmental sanitation is not meaning. Let me respectfully disagree.

Shutting down a city of over 20 million people is not what we are doing. We are asking residents to dedicate one-hundred-and-twenty-minutes, once every thirty days, to clean their immediate surroundings. That is not a shutdown. That is called taking responsibility!

Monthly sanitation matters because it reinforces five important principles;

• First, it reminds every household and business that environmental responsibility begins at the source.
• Second, it helps keep frontage drains, setbacks, markets, streets, and neighbourhood spaces clear before waste becomes a larger nuisance.
• Third, it provides a predictable window for inspection, advocacy, and enforcement.
• Fourth, it strengthens community ownership, because government alone cannot clean up after millions of people every day.
• Fifth, it supports the wider waste-management chain by encouraging proper bagging, containerisation, PSP patronage, payment compliance, and a reduction in indiscriminate dumping.

I agree completely that waste management logistics, from collection to disposal to recycling, are critical. That is why we have spent the past year strengthening those very systems. We have banned single use plastics, we are converting Olusosun landfill to energy, we are deploying biogas facilities in our markets, we are partnering with Lafarge to turn waste into valuable resources, and we are empowering young innovators with technology to improve sanitation access. These are not cosmetic actions. They are structural changes to how Lagos manages waste.

But here is what I also know. No system of waste management, no matter how sophisticated, will succeed if citizens refuse to take basic responsibility for their environment. You cannot complain about flooding while dumping refuse in drains. You cannot demand a cleaner city while sweeping waste into the road. You cannot blame government for a dirty environment when you are unwilling to clean the front of your own house.

The monthly sanitation exercise is not a substitute for systemic reform. It is a complement to it. It is about rebuilding a culture of environmental stewardship that has been lost over time. Technology and infrastructure alone cannot save a city whose people have abandoned personal responsibility.

We welcome objective criticism that offers solutions. But dismissing a civic exercise as unimaginative, while offering no alternative path to citizen participation, does not move us forward.

A cleaner Lagos will not be built by government alone. It will be built by systems, discipline, enforcement, infrastructure, and citizens doing the right thing consistently.

#LagosSanitationExercise #CleanerLagos

Your response is quite appreciated, Mr Commissioner.

However, your “strengthening logistics via PSP” claim doesn’t hold. LAWMA terminated 22–27 PSP operators in 2025 alone for failing basic waste collection, while residents still report irregular services despite paying.

Recall that the 2016 Cleaner Lagos Initiative (PSP overhaul) collapsed at scale due to chronic under-capacity, payment breakdowns, and performative enforcement.

The system was never built for 13k–20k tonnes/day, let alone sanitation-day surges that overwhelm trucks. The number of LAWMA intervention trucks cannot guarantee immediate evacuation which then turns this exercise into a net environmental negative because swept waste clogs channels faster than it can be cleared.

Eko a gbe wa o!

@GRVlagos let me respectfully disagree.

Shutting down a city of over 20 million people is not what we are doing. We are asking residents to dedicate one hundred and twenty minutes, once every thirty days, to clean their immediate surroundings. That is not a shutdown. That is called taking responsibility.

I agree completely that waste management logistics, from collection to disposal to recycling, are critical. That is why we have spent the past year strengthening those very systems. We have banned single use plastics, we are converting Olusosun landfill to energy, we are deploying biogas facilities in our markets, we are partnering with Lafarge to turn waste into valuable resources, and we are empowering young innovators with technology to improve sanitation access. These are not cosmetic actions. They are structural changes to how Lagos manages waste.

But here is what I also know. No system of waste management, no matter how sophisticated, will succeed if citizens refuse to take basic responsibility for their environment. You cannot complain about flooding while dumping refuse in drains. You cannot demand a cleaner city while sweeping waste into the road. You cannot blame government for a dirty environment when you are unwilling to clean the front of your own house.

The monthly sanitation exercise is not a substitute for systemic reform. It is a complement to it. It is about rebuilding a culture of environmental stewardship that has been lost over time. Technology and infrastructure alone cannot save a city whose people have abandoned personal responsibility.

We welcome objective criticism that offers solutions. But dismissing a civic exercise as unimaginative, while offering no alternative path to citizen participation, does not move us forward.

#LagosSanitationExercise