2027: SDP Promises 50% Share for Women in Political Appointments

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has pledged to allocate 50 per cent of political appointments and positions within its party structures to women if it wins the 2027 general elections.

The commitment was announced in Abuja as women leaders of the party began a nationwide mobilisation campaign ahead of the elections.

The SDP National Chairman, Professor Sadiq Gombe, who was represented by the South-South Deputy National Chairman, Senator Ugochukwu Uba, said greater participation of women would form part of the party’s political agenda.

Uba said the party’s upcoming manifesto would contain specific plans to increase the involvement of women in governance and decision-making.

He said women would be given equal consideration in appointments and other areas of the party.

The party leader also disclosed that the SDP was undergoing restructuring as part of efforts to strengthen its structures ahead of the 2027 elections.

He said the party intended to make women’s participation a practical part of its administration rather than merely using it as an electoral promise.

According to him, women would be involved in appointments, party activities and policy decisions if the party takes control of government.

Uba urged the women leaders to take the party’s message to communities and mobilise more women across wards and other grassroots areas.

The National Speaker of the SDP Women Parliament, Ambassador Hajiya Sa’adatu Abdullahi, said the mobilisation was aimed at building a strong political network capable of securing electoral victories for the party.

She said victory in the 2027 election would require proper organisation, grassroots mobilisation, strategic planning and commitment from party members.

Abdullahi urged the women leaders to establish active structures across states, local communities and wards.

She said women should move beyond attending political meetings and take an active role in building the structures needed to strengthen the party ahead of the election.

She also called for unity among female members of the SDP, warning that internal disagreements could weaken their influence and affect the party’s grassroots mobilisation efforts.

Abdullahi commended women leaders who travelled to Abuja at their own expense, describing their participation as a sign of commitment to the party.

The SDP leadership said further details of its plans for women and other groups would be contained in its forthcoming manifesto.

The party said its ideology was based on the welfare principles contained in Chapter Two of the Nigerian Constitution.

The meeting ended with a call for SDP women leaders to return to their respective states and begin immediate grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections.