Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, Named SDP Campaign Council's Deputy Director General.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has named Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, a former presidential candidate, as the deputy director-general of its presidential campaign council.
On Tuesday, SDP national secretary Olu Agunloye released a statement announcing her appointment. She made history by entering the 2023 presidential race as the first woman to announce her candidacy.
Adewole Adebayo, the founder of KAFTAN Television, defeated her in the SDP presidential primary election. Adewole received 1,526 votes to her opponent's 83.
Agunloye has said that the appointment of Okunnu-Lamidi will help ensure the success, justice, peace, and development of the party by allowing for more effective engagement with the people.
Okunnu-Lamidi, upon hearing of her appointment, vowed to work diligently to carry out the party's plans and safeguard the most vulnerable members of society.
“I am immensely grateful for the high confidence the national working committee of our great SDP demonstrated in me with this critical appointment as deputy DG of our winning presidential campaign,” she said.
“I am honoured by the opportunity to serve our nation and the SDP in the mission to reinstate the honour of our peoples and the seemingly elusive promise of our nationhood.
“I believe in Nigeria, in the drive and energy of our people, their sterling character and unbreakable resilience, their faith in themselves and in the unlimited talents with which the Almighty has endowed us.
“I join this campaign to help in correcting the existing state of affairs built to dash the hopes of our people.
“I am bound to honour the trust that has been reposed in me with diligence, the same high character and sense of responsibility that is exemplified by our candidate and the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Prince Adewole Adebayo.”