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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Ondo Central, Bashorun Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) and House of Representatives candidate for Akure North/South Federal Constituency, have denied any alliance with the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The two PDP candidates dissociated themselves from the campaign posters featuring their photographs with Tinubu that flooded Akure, the Ondo state capital.
A statement jointly signed by the two PDP candidates on Friday, said they had no knowledge about the posters being shared by some elements on various platforms, adding that there was no political alliance with anyone.
The two candidates said those circulating the posters are devilish, stressing that the poster was designed to distract and confuse their supporters to vote for the APC.
“Our attention has been drawn to the posters circulating in Akure metropolis, showing Bashorun Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, the PDP candidate for Ondo Central Senatorial District and the PDP Candidate for House of Representatives, Akure North/South Federal Constituency, Hon. (Princess) Kemisola Adesanya as a team with the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, powered by a group of people called Akure Progressive Forum, of which we are not part of.
“We are candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and have no connection with the said group, when our party has a Presidential Candidate, in the person of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and by the grace of God, the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Both of us are focused and have a clear direction on our ambition, political ideology and that of our party, PDP.
“We hereby wish to further reiterate our commitment to our party and our ambition for a quality representation, for the good people of our constituencies, to influence policies, that will improve the livelihood of our constituenta, as we believe that there are so many ways to better the lives of our people, than the present situation in the country.
“We hereby urge the electorates to remain resolute and vote for a new narrative of the PDP, to rescue Nigeria, come 25th of February and 11th of March 2023.
“We urged the electorates, to vote for all the PDP candidates across board, to put an end to the hardship and the abysmal failure of the APC government,” the statement read.