A former presidential candidate,
Olu Falae has officially stepped down as National Chairman of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP)
Falae also announced he will no
longer be actively involved in politics.
On why he has decided to quit
politics and stepped down as Chairman, Falae cited health challenge as a major
reason for his action, TVC reports.
Meanwhile, recall the Social
Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday announced its withdrawal from the Feb. 16,
presidential election.
The party also adopted President
Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate.
According to NAN, the decision was
part of the resolutions of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of
the party in Abuja on Thursday.
The NEC said, “we cannot
campaign, we cannot do anything because of the protracted legal issue and we
feel that it is impeccable to technically withdraw from the presidential
election.
“We want to focus on the National
Assembly, Governorship and State House of Assemblies election for which we have
fielded candidates across the country.
“We are, therefore, adopting the
All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, President Muhammadu
Buhari, as our preferred candidate for the Feb. 16 election.”
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