Prince Adewole Adebayo has been announced as the presidential candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ahead of the 2023  elections.

Adebayo scored a total of 1,526 votes at the SDP’s National Convention on Wednesday in Abuja to emerge the Party’s desired candidate, beating the only co-contestant, Khadija Lamidi who polled only 83 votes.

The Convention Returning Officer, Umar Ardo, put the total votes cast at 1,653; valid votes 1,609, while invalid votes were 44.

While giving his speech, Adebayo said that his emergence was a proof that it was turn for the Nigerian masses to take over power in 2023.

He vowed that the SDP would give both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a ‘good fight’ in the 2023 general elections.

Adebayo said, “We will campaign to every household, every polling unit, every ward, every local government, every state, every zone and the entire country.

“We will come out and show to Nigerians that food, water, electricity, housing, education and medical care aren’t prayer points.”