The Social Democratic Party, (SDP), chairman in Oyo state, Chief Niyi Ajewole has debunked the news going round that the party has adopted the Peoples Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Engineer Seyi Makinde as the party’s candidate in the state.
The SDP chairman in the state during a press conference held at the state party Secretariat, Yemetu Ibadan, declared that the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Chief Ayorinde remained the sole candidate to beat in 2019, stressing that the purported adoption of PDP’s candidate by the SDP was “a fraud taken too far by some disgruntled elements in the party”.
Ajewole flanked by Ayorinde and other local government executives, said, “the national headquarters of the SDP made it abundantly clear that the party is not joining any coalition but forging ahead to contest and win the forthcoming general election.
“Our candidate is a reputable legal practitioner. He stands out and above any other candidate being paraded by any other political party in Oyo state”.
He maintained that those that orchestrated the media briefing announcing the adoption has been suspended from the party for their anti-party activities.
He posited: “It should be noted that Kehinde Ayoola has been suspended as the National Financial Secretary of the party a very long time ago while Kola Balogun has also been suspended as the State’s Chairman of the party because of their anti party activities.
“We wish to state from the onset that these two individuals have no mandate of either of Oyo State Executive Council or the Oyo State working Committee of Social Democratic Party for this unfortunate but fruitless declaration.”
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