SDP Dismisses Alliance With Wike’s Rainbow Coalition

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has dismissed joining the rainbow coalition led by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, stressing that it is committed to fielding candidates and contesting the 2027 general elections independently.
However, the party said it is open to collaborating with other opposition parties of like-minds to protect the country’s democracy.
SDP national chairman, Prof. Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe, said this in Abuja yesterday during a meeting between the party’s governorship candidates and the National Working Committee.
Gombe said the meeting was aimed at strengthening the party’s preparations for the 2027 elections through strategic discus...