The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday declared its readiness to take over power in Nigeria in 2027. The party’s National Vice Chairman for the North-Central Zone, Abubakar Dogara, made the statement during the SDP North-Central Zonal Caucus meeting in Nasarawa State. Dogara described the SDP as “the new...
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Ahead of the Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections, a new political movement under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Nasiru El-Rufai Solidarity Group, also known as Nasiriya on Thursday inaugurated in Sokoto State. The group’s National Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Babuga, who led the inauguration of the new state leadership, described...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, says his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is informed by the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. He said Nigeria urgently needs a credible political alternative to rescue it from existential threats. El-Rufa’i...
By PERPETUAL ONUEGBU The Labour Party (LP), which surprised many in the last general elections and brought so much hope of a viable third force to Nigerians, has become notoriously unstable; no thanks to power tussle by its gladiators. Nonetheless, LP is not alone on this trajectory; there is...
The Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the North-East, has expressed concern over the exclusion of the region in the implementation of the Federal Government’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative. This is contained in a communiqué at the end of the North-East Zonal...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufa’i, and former Governor of Sokoto State and serving Senator, Aminu Tambuwal on Friday visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna. Also on their entourage were the former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, former...
A longlist of notable politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are in talks to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This is according to the SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election Adewole Adebayo. Adebayo said Atiku and...
The state chairmen of Social Democratic Party (SDP) have advised the party leadership to ensure that democratically-elected structures are not truncated to appease new members joining the party. The party helmsmen, under the aegis of SDP Forum of State Chairmen, in a communique issued after their meeting held on...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State has condemned the ban on political rallies and convoys imposed by the state government. State Chairman of SDP, Mr Ahmed Attah, issued the condemnation in a statement signed by the SDP Press Secretary, Isaiah Ijele, on Tuesday in Lokoja. The party...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Kaduna State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has disowned former governor Nasir El-Rufai, stating that he is not a recognized member of the party in Kaduna State. The former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir...
Former governorship candidates of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2023 general elections have announced their decision to defect to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) . Those who defected are Emiyare Etete (Rivers), Elder Chris Agu (Enugu State), Anthony Umeh (Anambra), Abdulkareem Mustapha (Kwara), and Capt. Ahmed Kaugama...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former allay of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Hajiya Maryam Suleiman, has dumped the former Governor, describing his defection as a wrong political calculation. Hajiya Maryam, who was earlier suspended from the party for making...
The 2023 Vice Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yusuf Buhari, and Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, have defected to the APC. Also defecting are the Kano State Working Committee, 38 local government chairmen and secretaries, 13 state assembly, and 6 House of Representatives candidates. The...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the idea of a possible future merger, and has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and others to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This was following his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said he would not dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Alia dispelled the rumours of his defection in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on Wednesday in Makurdi. The governor said that he...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and one time Presidential candidate, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has denied joining the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Bafarawa made the clarification through his Media Aide, Dr Abubakar Umar, on Tuesday in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bafarawa had sometime ago excused...
A former APC National Vice-Chairman (North West), Dr Salihu Lukman, has described former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to Social Democratic Party (SDP) as too hasty. Lukman stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that el-Rufai had, in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Presidential aide, Daniel Bwala has fired back at Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna governor, over his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a post on his official X handle @BwalaDaniel, Bwala questioned El-Rufai’s motive for joining the SDP,...
Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Adewole Adebayo, has described former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to the party as a welcome development, saying it is time for good politics. Adebayo, while reacting to el-Rufai’s defection from All Progressives Congress (APC) on his X handle,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai, resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-rufai announced this in his resignation letter posted on his X handle on Monday. He said. “As a founding member of the...