{"id":155977,"date":"2025-03-21T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/joining-sdp-doesnt-guarantee-leadership-adewole-adebayo"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:34:39","slug":"joining-sdp-doesnt-guarantee-leadership-adewole-adebayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/joining-sdp-doesnt-guarantee-leadership-adewole-adebayo","title":{"rendered":"Joining SDP doesn\u2019t guarantee leadership \u2013 Adewole Adebayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Social Democratic Party, SDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo, says joining the party does not guarantee leadership.<\/p>\n<p>This was as he said that a political party is a public institution like a church or a mosque where people are free to come.<\/p>\n<p>This comes a few days after the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, joined the SDP after resigning from the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo on Thursday said while people were free to worship in a mosque or church, their attendance does not elevate them to the position of authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot criticise people\u2019s motives for coming. A political party is a public institution, like a church or a mosque.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen somebody\u2019s presence is marked in a mosque and wants to pray, you cannot say, where were you last night? Where have you been during your life? Let them pray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you come to a church, you sit at the pew and you say you want to kneel and pray, the pastor cannot say, wait, I saw you at the nightclub last night. He has to allow you to pray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, coming to the mosque to pray does not mean that you will be made the chief imam. Coming to the church to pray doesn\u2019t mean you are going to be anointed as a bishop, but you are free to come because it\u2019s a place that allows everyone to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He warned against petty fights, ego clashes, and distractions among party members, adding that such action may open doors for opponents to exploit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Social Democratic Party, SDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo, says joining the party does not guarantee leadership. This was as he said that a political party is a public institution like a church or a mosque where people are free to come. 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