The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic party (SDP) in the 2023 election, Adewole Adebayo, has revealed that bigwigs within the fold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are already flocking into the party.
This followed the defection of the Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the SDP, whom many have described as a ‘big fish’ capable of boosting the party’s formidability and popularity in the 2027 polls.
Adebayo, in a Sunday interview, hinted that more defections will hit the APC to the SDP’s advantage in the coming days.
In his words, “He [El-Rufai] has joined us. Many have joined. So I don’t see how the media determines who is bigger than who, but what we are looking for is that every Nigerian who understands the predicament we are in would want to join the SDP as a credible platform.
“Attahiru Bafarawa has joined the SDP, for example. He is a former governor in his state. A lot of people have joined him. I am not going to steal the thunder of others because everyone has his/her own protocol of announcement. So, somebody wants to send a tweet tomorrow. If I tell you he has joined today, then you have stolen his thunder.”
Adewole further stated that he would not prematurely divulge the defection news of some people so as not to scuttle the plans before it materialises.
He continued, “Somebody who has to seek support from his family and associates, you go and now say today that he is going to join next week. You have already upset their plans. So, many will join us soon,” the SDP chieftain assured.
