The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has pulled out of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) it had earlier signed on with 39 other political parties with the aim of presenting a consensus candidate for 2019 presidential election.

The party in statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mohammed Alfa, in Abuja, said that the decision was taken at the National Working Committee meeting of the party on Monday in Abuja.

The CUPP had on Dec. 5 announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as it consensus candidate for 2019.

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