Nigeria, March 19 -- The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, on Tuesday, mocked the Social Democratic Party (SDP) over its inability to attract and retain influential members in its fold.

Mr Jibrin, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, said moves to use SDP to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 are "dead on arrival."

He said this while receiving SDP defectors to the APC in Abuja.

The defectors are Yusuf Buhari, SDP former vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 election,, the party's gubernatorial candidate in Kano, Bala Mohammed, members of the National Working Committee of SDP in Kano and others.

Failed attempts to build SDP as an opposition platform

Mr Jibrin stated that some political figure...