{
  "id": 8040534,
  "title": "Why I joined SDP at 19 – Presidential candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-i-joined-sdp-at-19-presidential-candidate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:50:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/why-i-joined-sdp-at-19-presidential-candidate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party presidential candidate, recounted his journey into politics during a recent visit by members of the Young Progressive Professionals to the SDP's national secretariat in Abuja. In 1991, while a law student at the University of Ife, Adebayo joined the party after studying its manifesto and seeing it as a viable alternative to the political parties created by the military government at the time. His first assignment in the party was pasting political posters across Lagos, an experience he saw as part of growing through the ranks. Adebayo urged young professionals to take responsibility for the country's future and become potential leaders such as national chairmen, senators, or presidential candidates. He also criticized the government for the country's poverty, insecurity, unemployment, and inadequate electricity, urging Nigerians to not lose hope and work together to solve the nation's problems.",
  "summary": "SDP presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has recalled joining the party at 19, saying he began his political career by pasting campaign posters. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-i-joined-sdp-at-19-presidential-candidate/",
  "key_points": [
    "Prince Adewole Adebayo joined SDP in 1991 as a law student.",
    "He saw SDP as an alternative to military-created political parties.",
    "Adebayo urged young professionals to become future leaders."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "How SDP leaders worked with APC to create ‘false opposition’ – Vice Presidential candidate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/how-sdp-leaders-worked-with-apc-to-create-false-opposition-vice",
        "published": "2026-09-17T08:56:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Why I joined SDP at 19 – Presidential candidate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-i-joined-sdp-at-19-presidential-candidate-8044001",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:10:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}