Alkali, ex Jonathan’s aide speaks on SDP joining forces against APC, PDP

Ahmed Rufai Alkali, former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Affairs, who recently joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has spoken on the party’s plan ahead of the 2019 election.

The former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the SDP would consider talks with other parties in order to put up a good fight against his former party and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) next year.
In a chat with Daily Trust, Alkali said,: “During the inauguration of the interim executives of the SDP, our chairman, Olu Falae, did state that the party was in consultation with various groups and other political parties to extend its base.

“But of course, you know these are tactical issues and not issues that can just be discussed and elaborated on anyhow. What’s important is that no political party is static. Even if you are big, you want to become bigger.
“Certainly, if you think you are small, if you know what you are doing, you’re organized, you cannot call yourself small. What’s important is the goodwill of our people that matters most because it is the people that make the party. It’s not the party that makes the people.
“So, in simple terms, at the national level, it’s expanding and at our level too, we are also moving. I believe in the near future, the true picture will come out. I know that SDP is not the only political party apart from the ruling or the main opposition. There are others but their approach, method and style are completely different.”