2027: SDP names Tanko coordinator of 12,000-member campaign council

…Adebayo alleges growing intolerance under APC
…Party promises to tackle poverty, insecurity
By Henry Umoru, Abuja
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has inaugurated a 12,000-member Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 16, 2027 presidential election, appointing Dr Yunusa Tanko, former Northern Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, as its National Coordinator.

The inauguration, held in Abuja on Wednesday, brought together party leaders, candidates and other stakeholders to strategise for the 2027 general elections.

Inaugurating the council, the SDP National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, who will also serve as its chairman, charged members to run an issue-based and...