Thursday, February 5, 2015
SDP Adopts President Jonathan As Candidate
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The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has announced the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan as its Presidential candidate in the Feb. 14 presidential election.
Dr Abdul Isiaq, the National Publicity of SDP, declared this on Tuesday during a press conference in Abuja.
According to Isiaq, the party reached the decision following the report of a committee set up by its National Executive Committee on adoption of presidential candidates.
It would be recalled that the National Chairman of the party, Chief Olu Falae, had said the party would adopt a presidential candidate, due to its (SDP's) inabilty to produce its own candidate.
However, Isiaq said that the committee, in the report presented to the National Chairman of SDP, observed that of all the presidential candidates, only that of PDP formally requested for the party's support.
He said PDP had also accepted the SDP's required conditions to warrant the party's support.
The conditions, according to Isiaq, are;
"PDP would faithfully implement the 2014 National Conference report as a basis for restructuring Nigeria, adoption of policy of zero tolerance for corruption and intensification of efforts to defeat Boko Haram, among others".
Dr Isiaq while talking, said
"Based on the foregoing observations, the committee has unanimously recommended that SDP should endorse and support the candidature of Jonathan. This is to enable him to complete the restructuring of the polity based on the report of the National Conference 2014. The party has accepted these recommendations and hereby directed all its supporters and members throughout Nigeria to vote for Jonathan''.
Isiaq, who was also the Chairman of the committee, however, stressed that the support was limited strictly to the presidential election.
According to him, it does not extend to any other elections, adding that SDP has candidates for other elections.
"SDP is determined to contest and win all the elections for which it has sponsored candidates throughout Nigeria and thereby become the credible alternative which it aspires to be.''
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Dr Abdul Isiaq, the National Publicity of SDP, declared this on Tuesday during a press conference in Abuja.
According to Isiaq, the party reached the decision following the report of a committee set up by its National Executive Committee on adoption of presidential candidates.
It would be recalled that the National Chairman of the party, Chief Olu Falae, had said the party would adopt a presidential candidate, due to its (SDP's) inabilty to produce its own candidate.
However, Isiaq said that the committee, in the report presented to the National Chairman of SDP, observed that of all the presidential candidates, only that of PDP formally requested for the party's support.
He said PDP had also accepted the SDP's required conditions to warrant the party's support.
The conditions, according to Isiaq, are;
"PDP would faithfully implement the 2014 National Conference report as a basis for restructuring Nigeria, adoption of policy of zero tolerance for corruption and intensification of efforts to defeat Boko Haram, among others".
Dr Isiaq while talking, said
"Based on the foregoing observations, the committee has unanimously recommended that SDP should endorse and support the candidature of Jonathan. This is to enable him to complete the restructuring of the polity based on the report of the National Conference 2014. The party has accepted these recommendations and hereby directed all its supporters and members throughout Nigeria to vote for Jonathan''.
Isiaq, who was also the Chairman of the committee, however, stressed that the support was limited strictly to the presidential election.
According to him, it does not extend to any other elections, adding that SDP has candidates for other elections.
"SDP is determined to contest and win all the elections for which it has sponsored candidates throughout Nigeria and thereby become the credible alternative which it aspires to be.''
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.
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