As 2027 Nigeria presidential election is approaching, prominent politicians like former presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of Labour Party, LP, are engaged in discussions to join Social Democratic Party, SDP.
This is according to a statement by the 2023 SDP presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo.
Adebayo stated that representatives of Obi and Atiku have been negotiating with SDP leadership to align their principals with the party, which recently welcomed a former Kaduna state governor, El-Rufai
The SDP 2023 presidential candidate, Adebayo, highlighted some challenges I welcoming prominent politicians from other political parties.
” The only little issue we have with some of them is to change the culture where rules are not taken seriously,” Adebayo stated.
He maintained that Nasir El-Rufai, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi are coming to SDP, and they’re welcome.
Adebayo stated that SDP aims to maintain its transparent and rule baded culture, referencing the party’s crisis free 2022 national convention.
However, Peter Obi, who generated about six million votes to clinch third in the 2023 presidential election, has consistently maintained his loyalty to the Labour Party, LP, after he left Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Despite speculation about political party transfer, neither Obi nor Atiku as publicly confirmed plans to defect to the SDP.