SDP Disowns Omisore’s Alliance With APC

One of the national leaders of the Social Democratic Party,
Chief Olu Falae, has pledged the support of the party to the
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, in the
governorship rerun election holding on Thursday.

Falae, reportedly called Adeleke on the telephone on Wednesday
to disown Senator Iyiola Omisore who had also promised to work for
the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Gboyega
Oyetola, to win the election.

The spokesperson of Adeleke Campaign Organisation, Mr Olawale
Rasheed, confirmed to our correspondent that Falae called Adeleke
on the telephone and expressed displeasure about the step taken by
Omisore, who is the candidate of the SDP in the election.

He said, “Senator Ademola Adeleke won the last Saturday election
without the support of Omisore and he is going to win again
tomorrow. Our strength is not with any leader but in the people. We
believe the people will reaffirm the mandate they already gave to
Senator Adeleke.

“The spirit of national coalition remains and the spirit is that
the SDP, PDP and others will unite to fight for the 2019 elections.
Chief Falae called and talked to Senator Adeleke that the party did
not authorise Omisore to support the APC. They said Omisore is on
his own.”

Also, the National Publicity Secretary of the SDP, Alhaji Alfa
Mohammed, in a statement sent to us via email, said, “The SDP will
like to make it categorically clear that the national leadership of
the party was not part of the recent developments involving our
party’s gubernatorial candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore of Osun
State, and the conclusions arrived at.

“We remain irrevocably committed to serving the Nigerian people
on the basis of the vision, principles and goals of social
democracy which underlie the philosophy of our great party, the
SDP.”