The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers on Wednesday denied endorsing the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gov. Nyesom Wike.
It said that the party could not endorse any governorship candidate from any other party in the state.
Mr Joshua Nwolu, the State Chairman of SDP, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that he was not part of any endorsement of Wike by some political parties in the state.
Nwolu made the party’s position known in reaction to the report that some political parties had endorsed the candidate of the PDP for the March 2 governorship election in the state.
“If party chairmen have endorsed any candidate for the upcoming general election in the state, I am not aware and if I am not aware, SDP is also not aware.
Mr Adol Ibeka, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, said: “I woke up one morning and heard on the radio that some political parties in the state have endorsed the governorship candidate of PDP; SDP is not among the parties.
“If there will be any endorsement by SDP, I am the publicity secretary of the party, I will tell the public that my party has endorsed a candidate.
“We have not endorsed anybody and SDP has a clear manifesto and our manifesto cuts across improvement of the welfare of the citizenry of Rivers people, so there is no way we can be part of such endorsement,” I
beka said.
Furthermore, Mr Somina Elekima, the Campaign Director of the party also said that SDP was not part of the parties that endorsed the PDP governorship candidate.
Elekima said that SDP could not endorse anybody because the party had a clear programme to bring community government to the people with the plan to distribute 35 per cent of the wealth to 319 wards in the state to build cottage industries.
He said that the party if elected, had plans to provide 5 billion per annum to all local government areas for
