SDP Elects Adebayo as 2027 Flagbearer Unanimously

Adewole Adebayo, a professor and the Social Democratic Party's 2023 presidential candidate, was unanimously elected as the party's flagbearer for the 2027 general elections during its national convention in Bauchi on Saturday.

Delegates from Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory adopted Adebayo as the sole aspirant through a consensus process at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Memorial Stadium. Edoho JamesNsima, chairman of the party's Electoral Committee, declared him the winner, stating the exercise followed the Electoral Act and Independent National Electoral Commission guidelines for the 2027 polls. The convention also elected a new National Working Committee, with Prof. Sadiq Abubakar Gombe confirmed as national chairman, a position he had held in an acting capacity since 2025.

Other elected officials included Senator Ugochukwu Uba as deputy national chairman for the South, Olu Agunloye as national secretary, Mariam Batubo as national treasurer, Joseph Abu as national organising secretary, Araba Aiyenigba as national publicity secretary, Aderemi Abimbola as national legal adviser, Bello Hussaini as national financial secretary, Saadatu Abdullahi as national...