Parties adopt Prince Adebayo
Emmanuel Alfred
Things are looking up for the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) Prince Adewole Adebayo as on Monday, October 24, 2022, fifty two deregistered political parties in Nigeria adopted him as their Candidate.
Addressing Journalists during a visit to Prince Adebayo, the leader of the defunct parties, Dr Odion Cedrack said that their members would register in the SDP and work for all the Candidates of the Party in all positions from the Units to the Wards and the National level.
Cedrack, who spoke under the umbrella body of mobilising All Nigerians for Good Governance (MAN), noted that the aim of the group is to ensure that they support credible Candidates that will make a positive impact in the lives of Nigerians and the promotion of unity in diversity, adding that MAN was formed in March 2019 immediately after the last General Elections and is a movement comprising of 52 deregistered Political Parties, Civil Societies, Non- Governmental Organizations, youths, women and other communities in Nigeria to work for the progress of the country.
He also added that, “In addition to ensuring that leaders are accountable and able to deliver on their mandate to Nigerians, we are engaging various political entities and liaising with the different Stakeholders through effective communication and leadership prowess. In our subsequent meetings and consultations with various Political Parties and their Candidates, we resolved the following:
“That the SDP and her Presidential Candidate, the impeccable persona of Barrister Prince Adewole Adebayo is our preferred Candidate for the forthcoming 2023 ele6ctions.
“All members from the National level to the Ward level should be a Card Carrying member of the Social Democratic Party.
“That some of our members (MAN) should be incorporated into the campaign council, workforce from ward level to national level.
“That in the event of the emergence of the victory of the party (SDP) in the Presidential, legislative both federal and state elections, State governorship election, local government elections, our members should be planted, rooted and incorporated in unity as part of the system from the ward to the National level.
“In Furtherance to this merger and understanding by both parties, I Amb Dr Odion Cedrack Okpebholo the Founder/President of this great workforce, on behalf of all members of MAN home and abroad, I hereby announce the declaration of the entire members of this great movement into the Social Democratic Party (SDP) workforce of our indéfectible candidate.
“In this light, I urge all our patriotic members from the national level to draw up and exert ourselves in ensuring that by the grace of God all Candidates of the Social Democratic Party shall be victorious in all her Elections 2023.”
In his response, the Presidential Candidate of the SDP, Prince Adebayo said that the party was suspending its Presidential campaigns following the demise of the son of former Minister of Sports and Director- General of the SDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Solomon Dalung who is also a House of Representatives Candidate in Plateau State.
He appreciated the support and promised to be unwavering in the ideoli6that has endeared him to the body.
