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Oyo: SDP Guber Candidate Endorses Makinde

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By Iyabo Adebisi

Ahead of this governorship and house of assembly election, governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Michael Lana has stepped down his ambition and endorsed the candidacy of Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party.

At a press conference in Ibadan, Mr Lana alleged that some of those at the helm of affairs within the SDP at the state level sold out for a pittance and declared for the opposition without the consent of other stakeholders in the party.

According to him, as a result of that action, other stakeholders decided to take a decision that will be in the best interest of the neglected, aggrieved party members, the candidates and the generality of the people of Oyo State.

Mr Lana concluded that after several consultations, the party stakeholders resolved to align with Governor Seyi Makinde of the PDP.

The statement read in part: “We have also consulted widely. We have talked with some national officers of the Party and my supporters among the trade unions, traditional rulers, market associations and religious bodies.”
“As you are aware, in almost all radio interviews I attended, I was asked whether, as it had become the habit of this party, I too would step down at the end of the day. Believing I was in the midst of ideologically sound members, and knowing myself as a principled person, I always answered in the negative.”
“I believed fervently that my gospel of preaching issues and ideas would earn me the victory that the people of Oyo State deserves.”

“However, events of the past few weeks proved me wrong. Some people believed only in money politics and victory by vote buying. In fact, I became persona non grata, the moment some people within the party realized that monies sourced solely for the purpose of electioneering would not be shared among them.”
“I thank God that this attitude came to the fore now and not after we might have won the election as I wondered what they would have done to the Oyo State treasury. Their interest is not in winning the election and elevating our people from their suffering but in enriching themselves now.”
“Those who contributed to my campaign did so selflessly out of conviction of my character and traits and my desire to serve the people. And even with what we got, we worked tirelessly to make the Party very competitive and grew it to become the fastest growing party and major contender for all elective positions in the State.”
“Now that some of those at the helm of affairs of the Party within the State have sold us out for a pittance and declared for the opposition without our knowledge or consent, we had to sit down and rethink and take a decision that will be in the best interest of the neglected and aggrieved party members, the candidates and the generality of the people of Oyo State that we set out to serve.”
“After several consultations, we resolved that the best thing for Oyo State right now is to align ourselves with a really progressive candidate.

We were in fact captured by an emotional statement by a 70 year old woman who said Governor Seyi Makinde not only paid her pensions promptly but also took care of the aged women and men during the Covid 19 Pandemic.”
“This is the trait of a person that has set out to write his name in history and ensure an upliftment of the downtrodden in our State.”

“After discussing with him, we decided that His Excellency Emeritus Engineer Seyi Makinde needs help from all capable hands within and outside the State to achieve his dreams for our State and we have resolved to assist him in doing this.”

“We have therefore resolved to inform all our teeming supporters to vote massively for His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday 18th March 2023 and get him elected as Governor of Oyo State.”

In his remark, the People’s Democratic party state chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro warned politicians in the state not to turn the state into battle ground of violence due to their ambition but allow People’s will to decide who will be the governor of the state.

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Uproar at SW Presidential Parley

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What could have turned out to be a monumental disappointment was averted at the Southwest Presidential Parley due to the timely intervention of a member of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organization, Chief Jumoke Akinjide.

Chief Jumoke Akinjide had through her explanation, calmed the frayed nerves of the organisers and participants at the event over the issue that triggered annoyance.

The participants flared in anger when the news filtered in at quarter past five in the evening that the people’s Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had snubbed the presidential parley organised by the Southwest Development Stakeholders Forum where he was billed to feature to address issues of interest in the region.

Voice of Chief Jumoke Akinjinde appealing to the angry audience

After some minutes of persuasion, by the former Minister of FCT, the people later admitted the Waziri Adamawa,Atiku Abubakar who later apologized to the participants who had anticipated his coming since eleven o’clock in the morning.

PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar

In his address, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar promised the restructuring of Nigeria, a privately driven economy, the creation of state police and the empowerment of Nigerian women if voted as president.

SDP Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo

Earlier the Parley featured the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo who stated that his administration if elected, would create thirty million jobs, secure Nigeria’s borders through technology for improved surveillance as well as remove the Land Use Act to grant true owners of lands full access and control of their lands.

In his address of welcome, Director General DAWN Commission Mr Seye Oyeleye, enjoined the presidential candidates to embrace regional development in their administration if elected.

Dayo Adu

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Oni Contests Ekiti Guber Poll Result in Court

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The Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni has approached the Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the poll. 

Chief Oni submitted his petitions before the Tribunal at the High Court in Ado Ekiti.

Speaking with newsmen after submitting the petition, Chief Oni said he decided to challenge the outcome of the election result in order to defend the sanctity of the political system. 

He prays the court to declare him as the winner of the governorship election, claiming that he won the poll.

Also speaking, the lead Counsel to the Plaintiff, Mr. Obafemi Adewale SAN who corroborated the SDP governorship candidate posited that Chief Oni won the majority of the lawful votes, but INEC did not declare him as the winner. 

Mr. Adewale also said they were at the Tribunal to challenge the competency and eligibility of the APC candidate, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji to participate in the election.

The SDP Candidate, Chief Segun Oni polled 82,211votes to occupy the second position in the election, while the APC candidate, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji who was declared winner scored 187,057 votes. 

Anthony Ojo. 

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Wadada, Gaza leaves APC for SDP

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A two-term House of Representatives member and 2019 APC governorship aspirant in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Ahmed Wadada has defected from the All Progressives Congress APC to the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

Also defected along with him is a two-term serving House of Representatives member representing Keffi, Kokona, and Karu Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State, Mr. Jonathan Gaza.

Addressing a crowd of supporters in Keffi, the former governorship aspirant said his decision to join SDP alongside a serving federal lawmaker and thousands of his supporters was to enable them to pursue their political ambition on the platform of SDP.

Alhaji Wadada explained that injustice from some APC party leaders in Nasarawa State was part of the reasons that made them seek justice on another political party platform

 Alhaji Wadada said he and other party stakeholders who defected would prove their political strength to the people after the 2023 elections in Nasarawa State.

The former Federal Lawmaker appealed to his supporters to go around peacefully in carrying out their political activities.

FRCN Abuja / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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2023: Nigerians On Look Out for How Presidential Poll Will Play Out – Ogunsuyi

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Some political stakeholders in Ado Ekiti believed the emergence of a Southerner as a presidential candidate of the ruling party had further demonstrated the beauty of democracy.


Among them is a political scientist Dr Akeem Bello, who said the primary election which produced the former Lagos State Governor had further testified to the fact that the power of the people was greater in a democratic contest.


In his view, a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti state, Lanre Ogunsuyi said Nigerians were anxiously waiting for how the political demographics would play out at the presidential poll.


Also a legal practitioner, Mr Tope Omotayo said the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was a good development for the Southwest.


 Patron Of Ekiti State Chapter of Tinubu support Organization Dr Bayo Orire saluted the courage of Asiwaju Tinubu as a true democrat. 

 A chieftain of APC Abraham, Ojo, noted that he was not surprised about the outcome of the primary election stressing that Nigeria need a leader like Bola Tinubu who has contributed his quota to the political development of the country.


Chairman Inter Party Advisory Council in Ekiti Mr Ifedayo Iyaniwura and State Publicity Secretary, PDP,  Mr Ralph Adeyanju contended that the emergence of a southern presidential candidate would make the contest more competitive.

Tope Bamidele



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I’ve not decamped to SDP – Adelabu

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Former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and frontline All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has denied reports that he has defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Following his loss in the Oyo APC governorship primary election last Friday, the media space was awashed with the news that Adelabu has defected to SDP on Saturday.

did not show up at the venue of the APC primary election, Sen. Teslim Folarin had defeated the former CBN deputy governor and the other aspirants at the tension-soaked election.

Though Adelabu did not did not show up at the venue of the APC primary election, Sen. Teslim Folarin had defeated the former CBN deputy governor and the other aspirants at the tension-soaked election.

Explaining his absence at the governorship primary election in a statement released by his media office on Saturday evening, Adelabu said he cannot be a party to a “conglomeration of political jester.”

Read full statement below:

*MY NON-PARTICIPATION IN THE IGNOMINIOUS CHARADE THAT TOOK PLACE AS APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY IN OYO STATE ON FRIDAY, 27TH OF MAY, 2022.**

 *Gentlemen of the Press.*

My dear and distinguished supporters, loyal party members and well wishers, warm felicitations to you all.

Yesterday, precisely Friday, the 27th of May, 2022, an ignominious charade took place in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, which has been referred to as the Gubernatorial primaries of the Oyo State chapter of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The gathering is nothing but a conglomeration of political jesters; whose delegates list was concocted by the beneficiary of this political shenanigan in the person of Senator Teslim Folarin a.k.a Ja’agba.

I, as a leading aspirant decided to stay away from the gathering of Senator Folarin’s court jesters, for the basic fact that I got to know that the delegates list to be used at the governorship primary has been compromised and a new one formulated by the main arbiter who was to suprintend and supervise over the primary election in conjunction with their paymaster in the person of the same Senator Ja’agba. In short, the main delegates list sent from our great party’s National Secretariat had been corruptly compromised with names of non delegates included and even to the extent of people impersonating the real delegates and illegally voting on their behalf.

I could have attended the political rabble rousing event yesterday in protest, but I figured out that attending such would lead to a compromise of the peace of the people of Oyo State. I had it at the back of my mind, the violence caused by the same actors on the 29th of December, 2010 in which the NURTW Oyo State Chairman then, Alhaji Lati Eleweomo and two others were murdered in broad day light, when our Senator of PDP then, was struggling and strangling for power over the people and resources of Oyo State.

Mindful of the fact that my ambition should never be a cause to spill the blood of those I intend to serve, I decided to stay back from the money guzzling political frolic that took place yesterday. If I had attended in order to foist the flag of truth and honesty at the event, it may have engendered an unnecessary bloodbath yesterday. I give all thanks and praise to the Almighty Allah that I had the calmness of mind to stay back from those that engenders violence instead of peace where ever they go out as political carpet baggers in search of self aggravating power.

I am soberly aware with my numerous supporters that some very dangerous elements are all out to hijack the soul and body of APC in Oyo State and I assure you that all legally and constitutionally possible means shall be engaged to halt them and safe our great party from their leprosy infested crooked fingers; for the people of Oyo State are entitled to a life of peace, a viable economy and prosperity with great infrastructural development devoid of violence and wanton destruction of lives and property.

I hereby use this opportunity to plead with my supporters throughout the nooks and cranny of Oyo State to remain calm and law abiding. We shall in the shortest time ahead inform you all of my next line of action.

The provision of a more abundant life for the great people of Oyo State is non negotiable.

This is to put it on record that I didn’t participate in the Charade called Primary election as the Delegates lists were manipulated.

My attention has also been drawn to my purported defection to Social Democratic Party after the just concluded kangaroo Primary Election of All Progressives Congress. While I’m still consulting widely with political associates, community opinion leaders, families and friends, I’m categorically stating that I have not defected to any other party whatsoever, but my final decision will be communicated to you all at the end of consultation in a matter of few days. All i can tell the whole world for now is that I am going to contest in the 2023 General elections as a Guber candidate, no matter what. This is the only reason why I left my groovy career as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2018 and no amount of intimidation, threat or harassment can stop me from my passionate ambition of revolutionising the political, social and economic landscape of Oyo state through machinery of government.

As of today, I’m not a member of SDP or any other political party as being widely circulated by media organisations. Appropriate steps will be taken after consultations in due course. What happened at Liberty stadium Oke Ado at the Governorship primary election of APC is nothing but a show of shame and mockery of APC internal democracy. I fully dissociate myself from such mockery of our political system. The one day delay in conducting the primary was meant to enable them perfect their act of manipulation as nothing stopped the committee from conducting the election on the original date fixed. This foul play was quickly noticed by me, hence my decision to opt out of the shameless process.

I however appreciate all my followers, members of the APC and good people of Oyo state, home and diaspora who were disturbed about the purported Governorship Primary Election of the party. I advise them to remain calm and to continue to be law abiding citizens pending the time final decision will be made on this unfortunate situation.

Thanks for listening and may ALLAH’S Blessings remain with you all.

Adebayo A. Adelabu, OFR, FCA, FCIB

Agba-akin Parakoyi of Ibadan Land.

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Mulikat Akande Dumps PDP, Opts for SDP

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Former Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Hon. Mulikat Akande  Adeola has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and declared for the Social Democratic Party, SDP, according to Nigerian Tribune.
The leader of the former ruling party stormed the SDP Secretariat at Wuse, Abuja on Thursday to pick the Nomination Form for Senate, Oyo State.
Speaking,  Akande declared that the SDP offered a refreshing hope for national retrieval and; that the party was the most credible alternative national political party that Nigerians should embrace
According to her, “It’s a Party that has high respect for women and is a good place for Nigerian youths to achieve their political dreams of being active participants in building a good Nigerian society for all.
Speaking, the National Chairman of the Party, Mallam Shehu Garba commended the former leader for coming on board in the rescue mission of the nation.

Oyo Insight/Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

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Support SDP for true development in Osun State – Omigbodun

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The Social Democratic Party, SDP’s, candidate in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, Mr Goke Omigbodun wants eligible voters to troop out in large numbers to exercise their franchise on July sixteenth.

Making the call in a chat with newsmen in Osogbo, Mr Omigbodun also advised the electorate not to sell their votes before and during the poll.

He explained that SDP remained the only party that had solutions to the myriad of problems confronting the state, hence the need for the people to support the party in the gubernatorial election.

The governorship candidate who announced that his party’s congress would be held in Osun State on Saturday called on Nigerians to join SDP for the overall development of the country.

Mr Omigbodun, however, identified restructuring and true federalism as the way out of the nation’s socio-economic challenges, imploring Nigerians to be more politically conscious and vote only for credible leaders in the 2023 general elections.

He said the electorate should also consider the pedigree and antecedents of those seeking political offices at all levels.

Wasiu Ajadosu

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Ondo 2020: How Two Guber Candidates Emerged in SDP

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Ahead of October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo state, two candidates have emerged from two primaries conducted by the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the state.

While the Dele Thomas led Exco elected Alhaji Adekunle Saliu, the Dele Ogunbameru led Exco elected Prince Peter Oyeleye Fasua.

The two candidates emerged through a parallel Primaries held in Ondo and Akure on Thursday July 24, 2020.

With this development, the Ondo state chapter of the party has been factionalised ahead of governorship election in October this year.

While the Dele Thomas Thomas led Exco was having its Primaries in Ondo town, the Dele Ogunbameru faction was in Akure at the party secretariat, behind Peter’s Secondary School Akure conducting another primaries in line with Federal Government guidelines on Covid-19.

Adekunle Saliu emerged through a “yes” vote by delegates before some national officers of the party, Peter Fasua was elected by delegates from the across eighteen Local Government areas of the state.

The primary election that produced Saliu was witnessed by some national executives of the party led by its National Secretary who also doubles as the chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Alhaji Hussein Saleh Dass. Other national officers of the party present at the event include the National Publicity Secretary, Mr Alfa Mohammed and the National Welfare Officer of the party, Prince Wale Aladeoba.

Also present at the primary were the Acting Ondo State Chairman of SDP, Barrister Dele Thomas, former Ondo State Chairman and national leader of the party, Chief Korede Duyile, State Secretary of the party and Mr Festus Agboola.

In his acceptance speech, the governorship candidate, Alhaji Saliu expressed his gratitude to the 360 delegates for their firm belief in his aspiration and great vision for Ondo State.

He promised to lead the party to victory in the October 10, 2020 governorship election of Ondo State. Alhaji Saliu also assured of running a human development based government if elected.

“After getting elected by the grace of God, serious efforts will be geared toward making the party very stable and I will also address the issue of members that have cultivated the habit of selling out SDP during elections.”

However, Peter Fasua was elected under a peaceful atmosphere as the governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party, (SDP) in the upcoming October 10 election in the state.

After the exercise, Prince Peter Oyeleye Fasua emerged winner out of the three Aspirants through a process monitored by INEC.

The National Leader of the party, Mr. Bode Falade who led the team of Electoral Committee commended the delegates for their peaceful conduct.

Also present at the event was the chairman, Mr Dele Ogunbameru.

Mr Falade thereafter presented the certificate of return to the winner of the primaries and the result of the election to the representatives of INEC at the meeting.

In his acceptance speech, the candidate of the party in Oct 10 governorship election in Ondo State Prince Peter Fasua said that he was overwhelmed with the massive support given him by the members of the party.

He noted that he has lofty idea as to how to fix Ondo State in the areas of Education, Economy, Agriculture, Culture and Tourism, Natural Resources and a host of other sectors.

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