2023 Election: Confusion Looms SDP Over Peter Obi Endorsement

Confusion looms the Social Democratic Party (SDP) over the endorsement of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi ahead of the 2023 Presidential election.

Versenes Nigeria reports that Party’s National Chairman, Chief Supo Shonibare and National Secretary, Hon. Saleh Dass in a statement signed by both at the end of the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held in Abuja, on Wednesday, the 22nd of February, 2023 declared support for Obi.

The statement partly reads; “With the Presidential elections only a couple of days away, the NWC again considered its position on which candidate best demonstrates an ability to engender a stable polity, as well as provide prudent economic management of our nation’s resources.

“Judicious consideration was given to the contending candidates, especially with regard to which best bears testament to the goal of rotation of the office of the President and the need to continue to encourage inclusivity in the polity.”

“Giving consideration to both internal and external factors, and our earlier decision to support an opposition party candidate in the Presidential elections, the SDP reaffirms its support for Mr. Peter Obi and Dr. Yusuf Baba-Ahmed Datti in their bid for the Presidency and Vice Presidency respectively.”

“The party therefore enjoins its members and all Nigerians desirous of a stable, inclusive and forward-leaning polity to come out en masse to vote for the Labour Party in the Presidential elections scheduled for Saturday, February 25th, 2023.”

On Thursday 23 February, the party’s National Secretary Dr Olu Agunloye, in a statement he signed denied political alliance with any other political party or any of the candidates contesting in the election.

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He insisted that the party will vote for its presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo

Agunloye said;“the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam has directed all members of the Party to vote for Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Presidential Candidate of the Party in the presidential election coming up on the Saturday, 25 February 2023 and to vote SDP in all the elections.“

“This is following the reaffirmation of the SDP National Working Committee (NWC) that the Party, (SDP) is not in any alliance with any political party and the NWC has, therefore, formally directed all its members and supporters throughout the country, and all Nigerians in general, to reach out for their PVCs and vote for Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Party’s presidential candidate and for all SDP senatorial candidates, all SDP Candidates for the House of Representatives at the elections of Saturday, 25 February 2023 as well as vote for SDP Governorship candidates and all State Assembly candidates nationwide on 11 March 2023”