Former Governorship Candidates Defect To SDP Ahead Of 2027 Elections

Former Governorship Candidates Defect To SDP Ahead Of 2027 Elections

Several former governorship candidates from the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2023 general elections have officially joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), signaling their commitment to the party’s goals in preparation for the 2027 elections.

Among the defectors are Emiyare Etete from Rivers, Elder Chris Agu from Enugu, Anthony Umeh from Anambra, Abdulkareem Mustapha from Kwara, and Capt. Ahmed Kaugama from Jigawa. Additionally, Adam Idris, a former candidate for the House of Representatives in the Kaduna North Federal Constituency under the PRP, is also part of the shift….READ MORE….

The defectors were warmly welcomed at the SDP national headquarters in Abuja by the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Gabam. Gabam emphasized the party’s openness to all new members, saying, “Our party is open and willing to welcome everyone without any precondition. If your interest is to build an institution, please join us. Once you join the SDP, you have equal rights like all of us here.”

He also underscored the party’s readiness to contest in the 2027 general elections, stating, “In SDP, we are united, we are one force and one family. In SDP, there is no use and dump.”

Makarfi Hayatuddeen, Chairman of the former PRP Gubernatorial Candidates Forum, spoke on behalf of the defectors, stating that their decision to join the SDP was based on their belief in the party’s potential to bring about meaningful change in Nigeria. He explained, “We did not leave the PRP because we were hungry. We believe that the SDP is a party that will lead Nigeria to where we have always aspired to see her among the committee of nations.”

Hayatuddeen also called on Nigeria’s youth and women to join the SDP, framing the shift as a “strategic realignment of progressive forces.”

The event was attended by key members of the SDP, including National Secretary Olu Agunloye and other officials from the National Working Committee.