Alliance For Transformation Mandate Unknown To Us- SDP

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has distanced itself from a group known as Alliance for Transformation Mandate.

SDP in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba, said a group which discribed itself as ‘footsoldeirs’ for the party is unknown to them.

Aiyenigba urged the general public to be wary of the fictitious group, adding that only the national chairman and the National Publicity Secretary are authorised by the Constitution of the SDP to speak on any matter that affects it.

The statement read; “The attention of the national leadership of our great party, the SDP, has been drawn to a ‘World Press Conference’ by a group by name, Alliance for Transformation Mandate (ATM), that described its members as “footsoldeirs’ for the Social Democratic Party.

“Members of the SDP across the nation, and the general public are hereby informed that the obviously sponsored group put together to serve the personal agenda of their sponsors, is not known to the party, and therefore, whatever pronouncement they have made about any of the leaders the party is of no moment and lack authority.

“The group should, therefore, be ignored by Nigerians, and their statements be dismissed as inconsequential.

“It is only the National Chairman of the party and National Publicity Secretary as spokesperson who are authorised by the Constitution of the SDP to speak for the party on any matter that affects it.

:The SDP is a disciplined, well-structured, and truly democratic institution in form and operations, and all its leaders and members reserve the rights of expression and freedom to hold personal voews and opinions.

“The national leadership and the generalty of SDP members reckon with the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, as the best candidate in the last election, and he has excellently represented the ideology of the party in all his outings during and after the 2023 election.

“It should be noted that the party is not in any form of conflict with him, and it expresses a vote of confidence in him and his capacity.

“The SDP will always speak on topical issues that affect the party, when necessary, and will be done through the appropriate and authorised channels, but will not do through fictitious groups.

“The general public is hereby informed that the national leadership of the SDP empathatically declares the ‘ATM’ as an unknown group to the party and advised to be so rightly guided.”