{"id":199388,"date":"2026-04-24T18:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:42:56","slug":"2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation","title":{"rendered":"2027: SDP shuns coalition talks, backs voter mobilisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has distanced the party from ongoing opposition coalition talks ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>He said the party does not believe elite political alliances are the solution to defeating the ruling party, stressing the need to mobilise disengaged Nigerian voters.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by his media team, Adebayo argued that many coalition efforts lack credibility, discipline and shared values.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrategic partners in an election are not necessarily politicians. The real partners are segments of society, those who have not been participating in the process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He identified voter apathy as a major concern, noting that a large percentage of registered voters did not participate in the last general election.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, any meaningful political alliance should focus on engaging this inactive population rather than negotiating power-sharing among political elites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to have a coalition, you must find where the 80 per cent who didn\u2019t show up are and address why they stayed away,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo also expressed scepticism about current coalition efforts, warning that aligning with individuals lacking accountability could undermine public trust.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that while the SDP has held talks with some parties, many discussions stalled due to internal crises within those platforms.<\/p>\n<p>He said the party is pursuing a \u201ccivic coalition\u201d involving grassroots groups, professional bodies and ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur kind of coalition is when civic groups and ordinary Nigerians begin to show interest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that formal alliances may only become viable after party primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo maintained that the SDP\u2019s focus goes beyond winning elections, stressing the need for governance built on accountability and principles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has distanced the party from ongoing opposition coalition talks ahead of the 2027 general elections. He said the party does not believe elite political alliances are the solution to defeating the ruling party, stressing the need to mobilise disengaged Nigerian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":199387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-199388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2027: SDP shuns coalition talks, backs voter mobilisation - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has distanced the party from ongoi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2027: SDP shuns coalition talks, backs voter mobilisation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has distanced the party from ongoi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T17:28:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T18:42:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1777055473.641611.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"2027: SDP shuns coalition talks, backs voter mobilisation\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-24T17:28:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-24T18:42:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation\"},\"wordCount\":299,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1777055473.641611.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-sdp-shuns-coalition-talks-backs-voter-mobilisation\",\"name\":\"2027: SDP shuns coalition talks, backs voter mobilisation - 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