Nothing for you in 2027, SDP chieftain tells Tinubu
The national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot survive the 2027 presidential election.
Gabam made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.
Gabam’s comments came after meeting with former minister of FCT and governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai. The SDP chairman defended his party’s decision to hold talks with el-Rufai, saying it was normal in democracy.
“Why the dust about Malam Nasir el-Rufai? They say he is not significant, he’s nothing. Why the worry about el-Rufai? Why the worry about Segun Sowunmi? If they are important, why won’t the government give them the relevant roles they need to play to enhance the efficiency of the government?” he asked.
Gabam explained that the meeting with el-Rufai was part of the SDP’s efforts to strategically review the situation of the country.
“The meeting was to strategically review the situation of the country in 2024 as a party. We are an opposition party with elected members in the National Assembly, state assemblies, and in the local governments. So, we owe it a duty as a party to look at areas where things are not going right and open the space of the party and reach out to a lot of people.
“It’s the same things APC did when PDP was misbehaving; they re-organised, they regrouped, they relaunched a merger that led to the defeat of the PDP.
“So, we are not doing anything wrong. I don’t know why the brouhaha about it as if this is the first time Nasir el-Rufai visited Segun Sowunmi who happens to be a friend. We’ve been in this struggle for a better Nigeria, not to undermine Nigeria.
The SDP chairman also lashed at President Tinubu’s cabinet, saying the ministers lack the capacity to drive the president’s vision. He lamented the economic hardship facing Nigeria, saying that no president has ever survived the following election facing issues in the first two years.
No president that was elected to serve four years and has issues in two years can survive. Jonathan’s opposition started within two years – he lost election, Gabam said.