2027: Adebayo unveils 500-point rescue plan for Nigeria

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2027 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has unveiled an expansive socio-economic recovery agenda for Nigeria, promising sweeping reforms in employment, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and industrial development.

Adebayo, who emerged as the party’s consensus presidential candidate at the SDP national convention in Bauchi, said his administration would pursue a “people-centred government” focused on reducing poverty, restoring public confidence, and rebuilding the nation’s productive capacity.

Addressing delegates and supporters shortly after his emergence, the SDP flag bearer disclosed that his administration would implement more than 500 programmes aimed at tackling unemployment, insecurity, poor healthcare, decaying infrastructure, and widespread economic hardship across the country.

He said poverty reduction would be one of the central priorities of an SDP-led government, declaring that the programmes would reduce poverty in Nigeria to two per cent within the first 18 months of his administration.

Adebayo also promised to reduce unemployment to four per cent within two years through a nationwide jobs and public works initiative, explaining that the programme would focus on infrastructure development, industrial revival, agriculture, manufacturing, and support for small-scale enterprises.

On education, the SDP candidate pledged free and compulsory education from elementary to tertiary level, stressing that students would remain supported until they become employable. 

According to him, every Nigerian would be entitled to four free medical examinations annually, while preventive healthcare would form a major pillar of his administration’s policy.

The SDP presidential candidate also outlined plans to revive moribund industries and public enterprises, including Ajaokuta Steel Company, refineries, paper mills, and textile factories.