SDP submits Adebayo’s name to INEC for 2027 Race

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally submitted the name of its presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general election.

In a letter addressed to the electoral commission following the party’s national convention and presidential primary held in Bauchi on May 9, 2026, the party, through its National Secretary, Olu Agunloye, said it was officially forwarding the details of its elected presidential flag bearer for the 2027 presidential election.

The SDP stated that the convention and direct primary election were conducted peacefully at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, where Adebayo emerged as the sole aspirant and secured overwhelming support from delegates and party members.

According to the letter titled, “Submission of the Name and Other Details of SDP Presidential Candidate,” the party informed INEC that “the presidential candidate nominated by the Social Democratic Party for sponsorship in the 2027 presidential election is Prince Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo.”

The party further confirmed that Adebayo would contest for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the platform of the SDP.

The correspondence also requested the commission to provide the necessary nomination documents, including Forms EC9, EC9A, EC9B, EC9C, EC9D and EC9E, to enable the formal completion of the candidate nomination process.

Adebayo, who was the SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, was returned unopposed at the party’s convention in Bauchi after emerging as the sole aspirant for the party’s ticket.