Ekiti 2026 Guber election: Alade is on ballot—SDP speaks on withdrawal of governorship candidate

The Social Democratic Party has dismissed claims making the circular that its governorship candidate, Isaac Adebayo Alade, has withdrawn from the scheduled Saturday, 20th June 2026, gubernatorial predetermination successful Ekiti State.

SDP National Publicity Secretary Araba Rufus Aiyenigba disclosed this successful a connection connected Friday.

This comes amid reports that Alade had stepped outside.

However, SDP said the communicative was fabricated to distract Ekiti voters up of its governorship election.

According to SDP, the mendacious withdrawal communicative of Alade was credited to a radical loyal to its expelled erstwhile chairman, Shehu Gabam.

“The Ekiti electorate and members of the wide nationalist are hereby assured by the National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe, and National Working Committee (NWC) that the SDP is listed connected the ballot and its candidate, Ambassador Isaac Adebayo Alade, the validly nominated campaigner who is recognized by the INEC, peculiarly with his being 1 of the governorship candidates who signed the INEC Peace Pact, remains powerfully successful contention for the election,” the enactment stated.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission precocious listed Gombe arsenic the ri...