The SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Adewole Adebayo, says that 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 party ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In an interview with Channels TV, Adebayo said Atiku and Obi’s men are in talks for their principals to team up with the SDP.
Obi, who enjoys the backing of millions of Nigerian youths, came third in the last presidential election after polling about six million votes. Atiku was second in the poll won by the APC’s Bola Tinubu.
Despite suggestions to the contrary, Obi has repeatedly said he remains in LP, the party that powered his 2023 presidential ambition.
