Daily Trust
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says no automatic ticket for All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other aspirants who may be willing to contest for elective positions on the party’s platform.
The Acting National Chairman of SDP, Chief Supo Shonibare, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, however, said the party would provide succour for aggrieved aspirants from other parties.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there were speculations that the APC chieftain might likely defect to SPD if he failed to pick the APC presidential ticket.
Shonibare said while those who felt cheated in other political parties could come and join the SDP to pursue their political ambitions in 2023, they should be ready to submit themselves to stringent conditions.
He also clarified that the APC chieftain was not a registered member of the SDP.
“On the issue of Asiwaju Tinubu, the last time I checked, he was not a member of the SDP. I checked on the list because the membership list of our party as INEC has required, has already been submitted by our state chapters to us in Abuja.
“His name is not among those who are members of our party in Lagos State. That’s all I can say, he’s not a member of SDP,” he said.
He, however, said that Tinubu or any…
