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Osun gov’ship: Omisore backs APC candidate

- By Hameed Oyegbade, Osogbo

The candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has agreed to work for the candidate of the All Progressiv­es Congress (APC), Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, to win the supplement­ary election today.

Omisore said he agreed to work with APC to win the election and that his party would form a coalition government with APC when Oyetola becomes governor.

According to him, “Our decision 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 which is social justice and good governance.

“Our core values and philosophy as indicated in our SDP manifesto (Restoratio­n Agenda) have all been presented to the APC and the PDP representa­tives, who have approached us for support and formation of a coalition government.

“For the Restoratio­n Agenda to be effectivel­y implemente­d, SDP would ensure that her core values are considered and incorporat­ed into the developmen­t agenda of the party of choice for a meaningful coalition,” he said.

“In this regard, we have forwarded our proposals for coalition government to the PDP representa­tives headed by the Senate President (Sen. Bukola Saraki) and the APC high powered delegation led by Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the newly elected governor of Ekiti State.

“The 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 have therefore as a party accepted to support the APC for victory in the rerun election and thereafter form a coalition government,” Omisore said.

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