The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has strongly dismissed reports claiming it has withdrawn from Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, describing the information as false and misleading.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Rufus Aiyenigba, affirmed that its candidate, Isaac Alade, remains fully in the race and is duly recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Aiyenigba assured voters that the SDP’s name is still on the ballot paper and urged the public to ignore what he called a “fabricated withdrawal notice” being circulated by political jobbers.
“The Ekiti electorate and members of the public are hereby assured by the National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, and the National Working Committee that the SDP is on the ballot, and its candidate, Isaac Alade, the validly nominated candidate who signed the INEC Peace Pact, remains strongly in contention for the election,” he said.
The party accused unnamed individuals
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