Social Democratic Party (SDP) has advised candidates of the party contesting the 2023 elections to network and build bridges of human relationship.
The party made this disclosure during the South West summit for critical stakeholders with the theme “Common interest and strategic approach for 2023”.
The programme was held in Ibadan on Friday.
South West Zonal Secretary of the party, Hon. Femi Olaniyi while speaking at the event, explained that candidates of the party both at the federal and state levels must network and build bridges of human relationship so as to win their constituencies.
Olaniyi, while addressing journalists at the end of the event insisted that the party is in a mission to repeat the victory it recorded in 1993.
He explained further that as a region, the South West have a task to either attain a new record over the 1993 feast, strive to maintain same or hit below the 1993 standard.
Olaniyi said, “The candidates must submit to aggressive reach outs to the grassroot. We have the best ideology as party that is sellable and buyable by the electorates. Candidates must network and build bridges of human relationship and friendliness.
“The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is on a historic mission as the political speedometer races to 2023. Historic because 2023 will be 30 years since the SDP won the most free and fairest general elections in Nigeria.
“Drawing deep from this inspiration and legacy of Chief MKO Abiola, we have assembled today to plan the forthcoming general elections as informed by the expected lift of ban on open campaigns.
“The Party today is stronger than in the past elections because of the quality of persons on board. This transcend the National, States, LGAs and other organs of the Party.
“As a region, the South West have a task. To either attain a new record over the 1993 feast, strive to maintain same or hit below the aforementioned 1993 standard. I believe man is to make history and the other way round. I believe we will make history. I believe the generations to come should read about our stoic attainments to compliment the 1993 records”.