By Dayo Johnson

Akure—NATIONAL Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae has said that the joint alliance of 40 political parties should not be seen as a Peoples Democratic Party’s affair.

Olu Falae

Falae made the remark, yesterday, while speaking with newsmen at the end of the party’s state congress in Akure, the Ondo State Capital.

He declared that the Presidential candidate could emerge from any of the political parties in or out of the joint alliance.

According to him “It does not follow that PDP would produce joint presidential candidate. The purpose of the alliance is for regime change. This regime has been unable to protect the lives and properties of its citizens. If the military takes over and it can protect the lives of the citizens, it would be recognised even if it lacks legitimacy.

“If 40 parties are together, it will be a deterrent to rigging for the APC. The joint candidate may not come from R-APC, SDP or PDP. It may come from any of the smaller political parties.

“The alliance is not PDP show. We are not appendage of the PDP or any other political parties. In Senegal and Gambia they picked joint presidential candidate.

“In 1999, AD and APP picked a joint presidential candidate. AD was smaller than APP, yet it produced the joint ticket.”We cannot merge or absorbed by any political party. It does not follow that PDP would produce joint presidential candidate.”

Asked if personal interest would not bungle the alliance, Falae said: “There were personal interest in Gambia; there were personal interest in Senegal. I don’t know how the candidate will emerge, but we will work it out.”

The state chairman of the party, Korede Duyile, said: “Those stealing money from the public are using the money to buy votes. Time is coming when people will vote for integrity. That time, we will be the party.”