The professional-democracy coalition made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday whereas backing the SDP candidate for the 2027 election.
Describing Adebayo because the candidate with probably the most comprehensive manifesto and a workable roadmap for addressing Nigeria’s challenges, the coalition defined that the endorsement adopted “an extensive examination of the manifestos, policy proposals and implementation timelines presented by presidential candidates”.
Convener of the CountryFirst Movement, Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia, defined that the coalition undertook an evaluation of the candidates’ preparedness and their capability to ship efficient governance.
“The coalition had, since August 26, 2026, undertaken a campaign to challenge presidential candidates to present comprehensive manifestos detailing their plans for the country.
“Out of 18 presidential candidates revealed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the coalition obtained one full and comprehensive manifesto, whereas 10 others submitted briefs containing graphics and summaries of their proposed programmes with out ample particulars or implementation timelines,” Nwaokobia mentioned.
The coalition highlighted the SDP’s historic reference to the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, MKO, Abiola, whose 1993 presidential marketing campaign carried the message, ‘Farewell to Poverty’. They famous that Adebayo’s marketing campaign message, ‘Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity’, mirrored the get together’s ideological basis and its dedication to addressing poverty, insecurity and different urgent nationwide challenges.
According to the coalition, Adebayo’s 117-web page printed manifesto, with a 138-web page digital model, gives a comprehensive framework for transferring Nigeria from poverty to prosperity, insecurity to security, and hardship to an improved high quality of life.
The manifesto outlines 12 presidential priorities, together with securing the nation, guaranteeing meals safety, bettering electrical energy provide, offering reasonably priced vitality, creating jobs, supporting enterprise, increasing schooling and abilities improvement, bettering healthcare, growing infrastructure, selling innovation, strengthening transparency and accountability, and constructing a united federation.
The doc additionally comprises a 4-yr supply framework detailing how the proposed administration intends to implement its insurance policies and measure progress.
Under the framework, the primary 100 days would concentrate on establishing a Presidential Delivery and Performance Office, issuing compliance and outcomes directives to ministries, departments and businesses, conducting baseline audits throughout essential sectors, figuring out precedence tasks and introducing procurement transparency measures.
The coalition famous that Adebayo’s proposed governance framework attracts considerably from Chapter II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which comprises the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy.
“We present to Nigerians the candidate with a clear blueprint and a workable programme for a new Nigeria,” the coalition declared, whereas urging political events to prioritise the publication of detailed manifestos earlier than inaugurating their presidential marketing campaign councils. It insisted that marketing campaign buildings must be constructed round clearly articulated coverage commitments.
In the identical vein, the coalition warned that with out a basic change within the nation’s political tradition, Nigerians risked persevering with in a cycle of unprepared management and disappointing governance outcomes.
The endorsement was collectively signed by Nwaokobia, Convener of the CountryFirst Movement; Dabiraoluwa H. Adeyinka, Coordinator of Power within the Streets Movement, PITS; Alhaji Musa Isah of the Forum of North West Progressives; Obinna Okeke, Organising Secretary of the CountryFirst Movement; Fred Uke of the United Middlebelt Forum; Bernice Adeyemi of the South South Peoples Forum; and Ayegba Iyaji of the National Rescue Movement, North Central.
Describing Adebayo’s manifesto as a roadmap in direction of a brand new Nigeria, the coalition expressed hope that his emergence as President would usher in a brand new period of prosperity, safety, accountability and inclusive nationwide improvement.
