Tag: SDP

SDP rules out alliance with Atiku, el-Rufa’i for 2027 presidency

Aminu Imam
SDP rules out alliance

National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has dismissed speculations of a political alliance with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, and the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, ahead of the 2027 elections. Gabam, who made this known during an appearance on a television programme at the weekend, stated that the SDP’s priority is strengthening its structures and offering Nigerians credible alternatives. According to him, “There’s no alliance with anyone. As the chairman of the party,…

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El-Rufa’i spotted at SDP HQ with politicians days after denying defection rumours

Aminu Imam
El Rufa'i at SDP

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i has sparked speculation about his political future with a visit to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) national headquarters yesterday. This move came just two days after he denied rumours of defecting from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A post shared on Facebook by Liberty TV/Radio Chairman Kaduna and former Chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Board,  Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, revealed el-Rufa’i meeting with other prominent politicians at the…

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Economic Hardship: SDP endorses nationwide protest

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SDP endorses

…Urges citizens, security agencies to be civil The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has endorsed the proposed nationwide protest against hardship in the country, describing it as timely in the interest of the Nigerian masses. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja yesterday, National Chairman of the Party, Shehu Musa Gabam, called on the citizens to do so peacefully so as to avoid being highjacked. Gabam, while expressing total support for the protest urged security agencies to be civil in responding to the yearnings of Nigerians, saying the struggle for…

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Rivers, Kano crises: SDP National Chairman cautions Tinubu, Judiciary against anarchy

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Kano emirs palace

The National of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP), Shehu Musa Gabam, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Judiciary to be extremely careful not to ignite any form of anarchy in the country, saying that “all is not well” Speaking with newsmen in Abuja at the weekend on the state of the nation, Gabam, who said that President Tinubu should allow the opposition to prevail in his interest, expressed deep concern over conflicting orders coming from the nation’s Judiciary in recent times, citing crises in Rivers and Kano States…

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2027 Ticket: ?Peter Obi, el-Rufa’i planning to join SDP, tackle Tinubu – Bwala

Aminu Imam

A former spokesman of the defunct Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has alleged that the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is plotting to unite with former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai in the Social Democratic Party (SDP), ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to Bwala, Obi’s move followed the decision of the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), to take over the LP from Julius Abure’s leadership. He wrote on X, “Breaking!-Peter Obi @PeterObi allegedly planning to unite with El-rufai @elrufai in Social Democratic Party as Nigerian…

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2027 Ticket: Presidential hopeful, el-Rufa’i visits SDP National Chairman

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2027 Presidential  election, ex-Kaduna State Governor  Nasir el-Rufa’i, and his former aide, Jimi Lawal , paid a visit to the national secretariat of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP), in Abuja for a Consultation meeting with its National Chairman,  Shehu Musa Gaban. According to the source, El-Rufa’i who may be on his out of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gabam described El-Rufa’i as a friend with high political pedigree, adding that Nigeria needed transformational leaders like him. The source hinted that El-Rufa’i was received by the members of…

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Atiku urges PDP, LP, NNPP, SDP, others to merge, wrestle power from APC

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Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against the likelihood of Nigeria slipping to becoming a one-party State. The former Vice-President made the remarks yesterday, when he hosted the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Nigeria, (IPAC). According to the former Vice-President, “the project of protecting democracy in our country is not about just one man. You have come here today to say that we should cooperate in order to promote democracy. But the truth of the matter is that our democracy is fast becoming a one-party system; and,…

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Kogi: “Haba! 30,000 accredited BVAS voters turned to 130,000 votes; INEC, Na wa o…!” – SDP candidate, Ajaka cries out

Aminu Imam

Governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has alleged irregularities in Saturday’s election. Ajaka said he won’t challenge the outcome of the poll in court if he loses as it will be a waste of time. Speaking during a television programme yesterday, Ajaka had claimed that the election was rigged with the support of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to him, “In the whole of the five local government areas in central, the whole of the five local government areas in central, there…

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Tribunal withheld Oborevwori as Delta Governor, dismisses APC, SDP petittions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta. This was after it dismissed a petition filed by Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the March 18 election. In a second judgment, the tribunal also dismissed the petition filed by Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against Oborevwori’s election. The three-member panel of judges led by Justice C. H Ahuchaogu ruled…

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2023: ‘APC political bandits seized Buhari from Nigerians’, SDP alleges

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The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of targeting Prince Adebayo Adewole, its (SDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election. Addressing the press in Abuja on Friday, the Director-General of the SDP Presidential Campaign Council and former Minister, Solomon Dalung, also described President Muhammadu Buhari as the number one victim of kidnap, because according to him Nigerians can no longer have access to their President. The SDP, which is one of the oldest political parties in the country, also called on Nigerians to vote…

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