Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo has declared his willingness to step down his presidential aspiration in the 2027 elections in order for a better person to emerge as the party’s flag bearer.
Adebayo made this statement on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television.
“It is my prayer to God that if there is a person who God thinks is better than me to fix the problem of Nigeria, my ambition should not stop that person because we want a country that works. That is the kind of thing we are working on at this time,” Adebayo said.
According to him, the SDP would provide Nigerians with a candidate that all people would be proud of, as well as the opportunity to topple President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next presidential election.
“What used to be an easy discussion – with religion and ethnicity – has become explosive now. So, we will not use the SDP forum to try to bifurcate our people into different zones.
“What we are looking for now is a system where when we make a choice in the SDP, there will be resounding joy outside the SDP and Nigerians will say: ‘Okay, finally, this platform has given the country a chance’,” he added.
