The Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by Prof. Sadiq Gombe, has maintained that it formally submitted the name of its presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
The party reiterated that it forwarded Adebayo’s name in a letter addressed to the electoral commission following the party’s national convention and presidential primary held in Bauchi on May 9, 2026, through the party’s secretary, Dr. Olu Agunloye.
The SDP stated that the convention and direct primary election were conducted peacefully and successfully at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, where Adebayo emerged as the sole aspirant and secured majority 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 also confirmed that Adebayo would contest for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the SDP platform.
The correspondence further requested the commission to provide the necessary nomination documents, including Forms EC9, EC9A, EC9B, EC9C, EC9D, and EC9E, for the formal completion of the candidate nomination process.
Adebayo, who was the SDP presidential candidate in the 2023 election, was returned unopposed at the party’s convention in Bauchi after emerging as the sole aspirant for the ticket.
