By Peter Adelowo
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has inaugurated a 12,000-member National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections and appointed former Obidient Movement Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, as National Coordinator of its Presidential Campaign Council.
The party’s National Chairman, Professor Sadiq Gombe, announced this during the inauguration of the council in Abuja.
Gombe said the SDP was prepared to offer Nigerians a better alternative through good governance, social justice and equal opportunities.
He identified insecurity, unemployment, poverty and economic hardship as major challenges facing the country.
He said the campaign council would coordinate the party’s activities from the national level down to polling units across the country.
The chairman who also said the party had translated its manifesto into major Nigerian languages added that audio versions were being broadcast on radio stations across the 109 senatorial districts.
Gombe who urged members of the council to work together and take the party’s message to Nigerians also called for peaceful and credible elections in 2027.
The SDP presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, thanked party members and supporters for their commitment to the campaign.
Adebayo who said the real task of winning elections was in communities and polling units, not at the party secretariat urged members to take the SDP’s message to Nigerians.
He also reaffirmed the party’s commitment to equal participation of men and women, saying the SDP operates a 50-50 representation policy.
The Chairman of the SDP Governorship Candidates Forum and Nasarawa State governorship candidate, Abubakar Adamu, said the party would prioritise security, employment, healthcare and education.
Adamu also called for measures to reduce the cost of living and support small businesses through affordable electricity.
The newly appointed National Coordinator of the Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, thanked the party leadership for the appointment and promised to work for its victory in 2027.
Tanko who said the SDP represented the interests of ordinary Nigerians also confirmed that he had resigned as Peter Obi’s Political Adviser for Northern Nigeria on October 30, before accepting the new appointment.
He said he would work with the National Consultative Front and Prince Adebayo to promote good governance and national development.
Also the Convener of the Country First Movement, Professor Chris Wokobia, who urged Nigerians to support the SDP called on members to take the party’s message to communities across the country.
The Deputy National Coordinator, North, of the campaign council, Aisha Dankani, also called for unity and commitment among members.
She urged them to work together towards building a better Nigeria.
