Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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Social Democratic Party
Founded	December 1989
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
Seats in the Senate	0 / 109
Seats in the House	5 / 360
Governorships	0 / 36
Politics of Nigeria Political parties Elections

The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria (SDP) is a centre-left political party in Nigeria. It was created alongside the National Republican Convention by former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as part of a democracy project meant to form two detribalized political parties – one slightly to the left and one to the right. During the Nigerian Third Republic it was seen as a moderate party attractive to young radical intellectuals and socialists. In its manifesto, it called for concerted efforts to improve welfare and fight for social justice.