Former Obi Adviser Yunusa Tanko Joins SDP Presidential Campaign as National Coordinator

Yunusa Tanko, a former political adviser to Peter Obi, has been appointed national coordinator of the Social Democratic Party’s presidential campaign council for the 2027 elections.

The SDP announced the appointment on Wednesday, 11 November, at the inauguration of its campaign council in Abuja.

Tanko said he had resigned on 30 October as Obi’s political adviser for northern Nigeria. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.

Tanko, who previously served as national coordinator of the Obidient Movement, told the gathering he would work with SDP presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo and running mate Usman Bugaje.

Mark Adebayo, a media adviser to the SDP campaign, also confirmed the appointment to TheCable.

The move gives the SDP a national campaign coordinator with experience organising support for a rival presidential candidate.

Tanko’s announcement concerned his own resignation and appointment. It gave no indication that the Obidient Movement had endorsed the SDP ticket.