Reports emerging have it that former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, and that of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi are in talks to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Recall that former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called on opposition party members as he officially resigned from the APC and joined the APC.
This development occurs amidst talks of a coalition among opposition parties to present a common front capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 election. …CONTINUE READING
The source in the report also revealed that former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, immediate National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as some former Ministers who served under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari are also in talks to join the SDP.
The source further revealed that, the coalition efforts from the opposition will involve Atiku Abubakar’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi’s faction of Labour Party (LP), and Nasir Elrufai, who recently defected to the SDP.
The opposition parties in the country are reportedly planning on joining forces under an existing registered party.
However, if they are unable to agree on a shared platform within the party they intend to join, they will opt to align with the SDP instead, according to sources quoted by our correspondent.
The National Chairman of the SDP, Shehu Musa Gabam, confirmed this development, stating that El-Rufai’s move has triggered a wave of interest among politicians across different party lines.
“El-Rufai’s move has ignited a political shift. More prominent figures from the ruling APC and other parties are expected to follow suit,” Gabam said.
Recall that former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has said merger talk from opposition politicians has been gaining success.
Speaking on AIT Focus programme, on Monday, Ologbondiyan stated that the opposition politicians would come out with what would give Nigerians hope.
The former PDP spokesman said defeating the current government would be easy with what the opposition political leaders would be bringing out
