Social Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a public debate ahead of the 2027 election, promising to defeat insecurity within four years if elected. The SDP candidate made the challenge in Abuja on Tuesday while unveiling the party’s 2027 manifesto, “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity,” before party members and […]
Social Democratic Party presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a public debate ahead of the 2027 election, promising to defeat insecurity within four years if elected.
The SDP candidate made the challenge in Abuja on Tuesday while unveiling the party’s 2027 manifesto, “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity,” before party members and other stakeholders.
Adebayo, who also contested the 2023 presidential election, identified insecurity as one of the major issues his administration would tackle, arguing that the country’s security problems were largely the result of failures in governance.
He promised that an SDP government would take decisive steps to end insecurity within its first four years in office, presenting the pledge as a central part of the party’s plan for changing the country.
The presidential hopeful also urged Nigerians to vote for a change of government in 2027, saying a new administration would provide an opportunity to change the way the country is governed.
According to him, “When you use your vote on January 16, 2027, to change the government, you have already gone 60 per cent of the way towards changing the way things are done.”
Adebayo further promised major reforms in the energy sector, including the establishment of four functional refineries and an increase in electricity generation to 75,000 megawatts.
He also pledged to reduce the pump price of petrol to N200 per litre, arguing that Nigerians should not have to pay international prices for petroleum products in a country that produces crude oil.
The SDP candidate said the proposals were part of a broader strategy to address poverty, insecurity and energy challenges, which he said had placed significant pressure on Nigerians.
His campaign promises come against the backdrop of persistent banditry, kidnapping, insurgency and communal violence across parts of the country, as well as economic hardship linked to rising transportation and energy costs.
The SDP National Chairman, Sadiq Gombe, said the party’s manifesto was built around security, increased production and prosperity, stressing that Nigerians had spent too long enduring hardship without meaningful results.
“For too long, Nigerians have been asked to endure without results,” Gombe said, as he presented the party’s agenda as an alternative to what the SDP considers ineffective governance.
Also, the Chairman of the SDP State Chairmen Forum, Femi Olaniyi, called on party members to take the manifesto to the grassroots and explain its policies in simple terms that ordinary Nigerians would understand.
Olaniyi said the manifesto should not be treated as another campaign slogan but as a blueprint for tackling the problems of poverty and insecurity if the SDP secures victory in 2027.