Osun Rerun: Why I Chose APC Over PDP – Omisore

Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Osun State governorship election, Iyiola Omisore, said he accepted to work for the the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) because they accepted all his conditions.

Omisore made this known at a news conference attended by the National Chairman of SDP, Prof. Yemi Farounbi on Wednesday in Ile-Ife.

Ife North and Ife South, believed to be the political stronghold of Omisore, is part of the four local governments that governorship re-run election will take place.

The announcement formally shut the doors of collaboration with the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke who is currently leading the polls with 353 votes.

Omisore said SDP was left with no option than to pitch tent with APC, after PDP failed to respond to his party terms and condition for a coalition government among other reasons.

“We have accepted to support the APC for victory in the rerun election tomorrow and thereafter form a coalition government,” he said.

“Our conclusion to form a coalition government is based on the party that is ready to work with SDP to adopt and implement the core values of our party.

“Our core values and philosophy, as indicated in our SDP manifestoes, have all been presented to APC and PDP.

“APC has since come back to accept all the conditions proposed to them by us, to form a coalition government while the PDP is yet to respond.

“We now therefore, as a party (SDP), accept to support APC for victory in the re-run election tomorrow and thereafter form a coalition government.”

Adeleke currently leads the race with 254,698 votes against his closest rival, Gboyega Oyetola of the APC.

The margin was, however, less than the 3,498 votes in the polling units where voting was cancelled, prompting the Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Fuwape to declare the election inconclusive.

The rerun will hold in seven polling units across four local government areas of Orolu, Ife north, Ife south and Osogbo.