2019: 7 govs,15 senators ready to join us – SDP

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, yesterday, said a total of seven serving governors and five serving senators have indicated interest to move to its fold ahead of the 2019 general election.
Also, according to the party, five former members of the House of Representatives have hinted of their desires to moved to its platform.
The development, according to SDP,which disclosed this in a statement last night by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Alpha Mohammed, was due to the painstaking efforts of the Contact and Mobilization Team of the party, lead by its Chairman, Chief Olu-Falae.
The statement did not mention the parties the defectors were leaving but merely hinted that they were from the two leading political parties in the country.
“Already, arrangement is on top gear to welcome 7 former Governors, 15 serving senators, 5 former Members of the House of Representatives within the country, as well as 6 top stakeholders from the two leading political parties in the North central Geo-political zone, “the party said.
The party said it was set to rule the country from 2019 after that year’s general election.
”The Social Democratic Party, SDP, is set to provide the much desired credible leadership in Nigeria come 2019.
“Already taking the advantages of the failure of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to provide Nigerians with the promised positive change for which it was elected, as well as the crisis stiffen condition of the PDP which just suffered a rejection at the 2015 polls, the SDP is currently engaged in serious and fruitful discussions with credible and progressive minded individuals and groups within the country.
“The promising team being built by SDP shall comprise of energetic young and experienced middle aged Nigerians who are passionate about reverting the country back to its glorious days as the giant of Africa.
“Meanwhile, one of the centre points of SDP’s quest to rule Nigeria is job creation, women and youths empowerment, and the quest shall be youths driven.
“To this end, a committee of experts have been put in place to articulate a program that would see the party empowering at least one million youths and women in between now and 2018, across the country,” the statement read.