The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo has welcomed the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai into the party.
Adeboye announced that with El-Rufai joining the SDP, there is hope for Nigerians.
Recall that El-Rufai had announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, March 10, 2025.
The former governor cited misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC as the primary reason for leaving the ruling party.
Adebayo, in a statement posted in his X account shortly after El-Rufai’s defection said,now is the time for the right leaders to collectively liberate Nigerians.
He wrote, “On behalf of the teeming members of the SDP and patriotic democrats, who believe in Nigeria and her promise of inevitable greatness, I heartily welcome my dear brother El-Rufai to our party.
“With the hardworking and sagacious Mallam joining our ranks, an avid worker for the people has been enlisted in our forces against poverty and insecurity,” Adebayo wrote.
He added that in line with the constitution and the manifesto of the SDP, its leaders would set a good example of how governance should work for the benefit of the people.
Adebayo stated, “Together, following the law, the constitution and manifesto of our party, we can set a good example of clean and ethical politics to emulate and rally Nigeria to the forefront of the liberation of Africa and peoples of the Black World.
“Good politics begets good governance. Let no one sit on the fence any further. There is no time to waste. Join us on the March again. God bless Nigeria,” he wrote.