Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the national leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has affirmed Oloye Saheed Oladele as the consensus governorship candidate of the party in Oyo State.
The SDP INEC-recognised national leadership is headed by Shehu Musa Gabam.
The event, which recorded an overwhelming Yes vote by the party delegates and members, was held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Speaking during the exercise, the Oyo State Chairman of the SDP, Mr. Micheal Idowu Owokoya, said that Oloye Saheed Oladele was the only duly registered party member from Oyo State who purchased the SDP Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the governorship race before INEC’s deadline.
He added that Oladele’s credibility, leadership qualities, and widespread acceptance among the Oyo State people and beyond informed the decision to adopt him as the party’s consensus candidate.
Owokoya stated that, unlike individuals allegedly seeking to use the SDP platform for personal negotiations and political bargaining at the expense of party loyalists and the aspirations of the good people of Oyo State, his mission remains to contest and win the governorship election on the platform of the SDP.
The Baàmẹ̀kọ́ of Ibadanland further urged members of the party to remain united and committed to the collective growth of the SDP, irrespective of differing tendencies within the party structure.
“I joined the SDP for the progress of the party and not for factional interests,” he stated.
