By Patrick Idowu
New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), stalwart Alhaji Buba Galadima has dismissed the recent wave of defections to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), calling it an extension of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking on Arise Television on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Galadima argued that SDP is nothing more than a rebranded APC faction.
“The SDP you are talking about is simply a branch of the APC. It was created by APC members who moved there. How many politicians from other parties have truly joined the SDP? That is the real question,” he said.
His remarks follow former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s call for opposition leaders to join the SDP and challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
El-Rufai, who left the APC for the SDP earlier in March, has been rallying political figures to unite under the party for a stronger opposition.
