Omisore not in SDP, says secretary
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on the platform of the sdp i shall with the support of my supporters followers and the electorate of the state seek the nomination to contest for and by his grace be elected as the executive governor of osun state on september 22 20182 our quest for an alternative political platform is basically in pursuit of a credible political structure that would guarantee that our people enjoy the benefits of accountable leadership at the state level from now2 notwithstanding my enormous contributions over the past years or so to building the pdp after very deep thought and the widest consultations with my god my family my supporters in and outside osun state2 it is with great concern that i have made a very expedient decision today to withdraw my membership from the peoples democratic party pdp and join the social democratic party sdp a party that believed in a balanced equitable and truly functional nigeria2 we have a laid down procedure and rules in which an intending member must follow which he has not done not to talk of submitting letter of intent to contest on our platform awe said1 omisore a former deputy governor of osun state formally announced his switch to the sdp from the peoples democratic party on sunday1 the social democratic party sdp in osun state said it was not aware senator iyiola omisore has joined the party1 well in his usual style and way of doing things he has been announcing to whoever cares to listen that he has joined our party1 in actual fact omisore has not personally or officially met the party leadership to express his interest of becoming a member1 state secretary of the party elder femi awe told daily post that the party has no record of senator omisore as a card carrying member1 meanwhile a leading governorship aspirant of the sdp in the state chief yemisi oladeji has promised to give omisore a tough fight for the governorship ticket of the party1 oladeji in a statement sent to daily post on sunday said the former deputy governor is not more than a friend of sdp in the state1 this is just a wishful thinking brought about by certain elements trying to create confusion in the peaceful process of our partys primaries. from records available to us senator omisore is not a member of sdp in osun1 i advise chief omisore to first and foremost properly approach the party to regularise his membership and until that is done he is not a member of our party1 i would like to sound a note of warning to omisore that if he felt the primary process in pdp is rigorous he should wait and see a far more challenging one in sdp. if he opts for the membership of sdp and presents himself as a governorship candidate1 i want to assure him that i will give him a good and competitive run putting in all that it will legitimately require to clinch my partys ticket for the poll1 also we need to drum it loud and clear to the ears of omisores supporters that they should not think we will fall for their delusional belief that omisore has what it takes to win the governorship poll on any platform1 we need to remind them that even on pdp platform omisore lost miserably to aregbesola in 2014 even in spite of the backing of the federal government and all its security apparatuses. all those factors that guarantee electoral victory are no longer within the beck and call of otunba omisore1 on behalf of other aspirants on the platform of sdp we demand free and transparent primary. since we may end up having another aspirant bringing into the fold baggage of corruption cases damaged reputation and questionable personality i have resolved to give all that it legitimately takes to win sdp governorship ticket and fly our partys flag in the september 22 2018 poll1

Breaking: Omisore dumps PDP for SDP
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our quest for an alternative political platform is basically in pursuit of a credible political structure that would guarantee that our people enjoy the benefits of accountable leadership at the state level from now2 by victor adeoti2 on the platform of the sdp i shall with the support of my supporters followers and the electorate of the state seek the nomination to contest for and by his grace be elected as the executive governor of osun state on september 22 20182 it is with great concern that i have made a very expedient decision today to withdraw my membership from the peoples democratic party pdp and join the social democratic party sdp a party that believed in a balanced equitable and truly functional nigeria2 notwithstanding my enormous contributions over the past years or so to building the pdp after very deep thought and the widest consultations with my god my family my supporters in and outside osun state2 the statement reads partly engaging and working with like-minded leadership we have sought for an alternative platform that will assures both credible and legitimacy that will rescue osun state from its current reckless misrule1 sen. iyiola omisore a former deputy governor of osun has announced his defection from the peoples democratic party pdp to social democratic party sdp1 according to him the pdp in osun is in disarray and likely to remain in prolonged political captivity over the next four years1 he said his mission was to rescue the state from what he described as years of misrule1 omisore who announced his defection in a statement made available to newsmen in osogbo on sunday said he intended to contest the sept. 22 governorship election on the platform of sdp1 omisore was osun deputy governor on the platform of alliance for democracy ad between 1999 and 20031 he was also elected to the senate on the platform of pdp in 2003 to represent osun east senatorial district1