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The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Adewole Adebayo, has clarified issues concerning the party over speculations it would merge with another political party ahead of the 2023 general elections.
He said that the party has no plans whatsoever to merge or forge an alliance with any other political party, although the SDP appears to have limited scope and influence in the current political landscape.
The SDP presidential candidate made the statement while answering interview questions from pressmen in Abuja on Friday.
He noted that SDP is an underdog but it has not considered any plans to merge with another party for next year’s general election.
“We’re underdogs, but we will never enter an alliance or merge with any other party in the current scheme of things,” Adebayo said, disclosing that the party would soon spring surprises that would amaze political watchers.
Adebayo said that the party had come a long way, having won a previous presidential election that was later annulled by a former military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, in 1993.
Commenting on the face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the presidential hopeful argued that poor governance and endemic corruption were central to the continued inability of the feuding parties to resolve their differences to save the education sector.
He promised to put an end to the incessant strikes by doing the needful if elected president by the people of the country.
He added that he would ensure that government hands off running of the University saying that should be the sole responsibility of the universities’ councils.
He said , universities’ funds should be controlled by governing councils of the universities, a development he said would give the universities freedom to run their affairs in learning and research.
He described the recurring ASUU strikes as “a showdown between ASUU and contractors in government’’, lamenting the negative impact of the endless strikes on the future of the nation.
He advised the students at home because of the strike to be prayerful and steadfast towards ASUU and the country as a whole so we can start to experience growth in all areas.