Adewole Adebayo, the SDP presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, clarified in a meeting with party members in Abeokuta that there are no plans for a merger or collaboration with the ruling APC or any other party for the 2027 elections.
Accompanied by Solomon Dalung and party officials from Ogun, Oyo, and Lagos, Adebayo emphasized the SDP’s dedication to the welfare of all Nigerians and refuted claims that the party is aligned with the APC.
“Maybe APC has appendicitis, they should go to the hospital to kill it. We are a strong party. We are older than any of the parties available. Our mission is clear: we are not in government with them.
“I led the party in the last election. I’m still standing here. I’m not a minister under Tinubu, all the State Chairman, the National Chairman are intact, National Secretary. So, we are standing on our own.
“The reason people look down on us is because we don’t attack people to tackle issues, because our party is a party of intellect. We are the only party that’s a little to the left. Having been a little to the left since we came in 1989 we remain so
“The problems of Nigeria can only be found with solutions on the left, which is that chapter two of the Constitution, invest money in education, in housing, in healthcare, good infrastructure, let Nigerians live what chief Obafemi Awolowo called a life more abundant,” he said.
According to him, the SDP was open to genuine entrants but not to people of questionable character.
The chairman of the party in the state, Ola Williams, seized the occasion to welcome genuine new members into the party.
