2027 Election: Adebayo Cautions Atiku, El-Rufai Against Exploiting SDP for Personal Battles with Tinubu

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and other opposition leaders have been informed by Prince Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, that they are not permitted to use the party to fight President Bola Tinubu personally in the run-up to the general elections in 2027.

Adebayo informed them that SDP is not a getaway vehicle for a robbery or plot on Monday night at his wife Queen Lillian Adebayo’s 50th birthday celebration in Abuj.

But he insisted that he was still a contender for the presidency in 2027.

El-Rufai, who recently defected from the APC to the SDP, and Atiku, the PDP’s 2023 presidential contender, were said to be leading the coalition.

Atiku had declared the formation of an opposition coalition, stating that its goal is to overthrow Tinubu by 2027.

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“My party is aware that I’m a candidate for the 2027 election, of course. We are paying attention to the coalition. We don’t want to be used as a getaway vehicle for an unplanned robbery or conspiracy. That isn’t accessible,” Adebayo stated.

“The SDP is available if the coalition is for the Nigerian people. However, if it is merely a crime hot spot for disgruntled Tinubu supporters, then ought to return to him and settle their disputes there. He then on, “Don’t come to SDP to borrow us for a fight we aren’t involved in.”

Ayekooto Akindele, a leader of the All Progressives Congress, has stated that Atiku and El-Rufai will lose to Tinubu in 2027 even if they join up with terrorists like Abubakar Shekau and Bello Turji.

When it rotates back to the North in the near future, Akindele stated that Atiku and El-Rufai should never be permitted near power.