The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State has advised the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop spreading false information regarding the recent defection of some individuals to the PDP.
The SDP clarified that none of its members have defected to the PDP in advance of the 2027 general elections in the state.
Recall that the PDP had claimed that a majority of SDP members from the Oluyole local government area defected to the PDP over the weekend. The PDP stated that the defectors were led by a Mr. Olusina Ogunsola.
In response, the SDP declared that Mr. Ogunsola is not known to their party.
Hon. Ganiyu Lawal, the SDP Chairman in the Oluyole local government, and Hon. Saheed Adewale Adetunji, the Secretary, issued a statement on Monday emphasizing that the SDP in the local government area is intact.
The statement, which was made available to journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, included the assertion that Mr. Ogunsola is not a member of the SDP in Oluyole local government.
The statement reads “Oluyole SDP is intact. It has come to our notice that one Mr Ogunsola led some of our members in SDP Oluyole local government to PDP Oluyole.
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“We want the general public to know that SDP Oluyole is intact, none of our members left the party SDP Oluyole local government. Those names that were mentioned in the news are not our members, they have left the party before 2023 general election. It is no more news that SDP gubernatorial candidate declared support for the PDP candidate Gov. Oluseyi Makinde, which lead to his defection to PDP before last general elections.
“For Mr Ogunsola to claim that he led our members to PDP shows that he knew nothing about Oluyole politics and in the hands of political traders which we will advise him to watch his political movements and seek political advice, before he lands in the house of political parasites.
“We are using this medium to inform the general public that none of our members has defected to PDP.
“We also want to advice the PDP to stop spreading fake news that SDP members have joined the PDP”.
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