By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – GOVERNOR of Oyo State and one of many leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, Seyi Makinde is at present on the presidential villa to fulfill with President Bola Tinubu.
Governor Makinde arrived shortly after his colleague from Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, who just lately dumped the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Occasion, APC arrived the State Home and proceeded straight to the president’s workplace.
The Oyo state governor was among the many group of 5 PDP governors often called G5, who protested towards the emergence of the 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and labored for President Bola in 2023 presidential elections.
The governors had maintained that going by the rotational association within the PDP, it was the flip of the South to provide the president after the eight yr rule of Muhammadu Buhari from the North.
Different members of the then G-5 are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia.
Nevertheless, there’s a crack between Governor Makinde and Wike who’s now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Makinde in a latest interview defined that the rift started after Wike allegedly instructed President Tinubu throughout a gathering that he would “maintain PDP” for the President forward of the 2027 election, a press release Makinde mentioned was made with out the consent of different get together stakeholders.
He mentioned: “I used to be in a gathering with the President and Wike and some others, and Wike mentioned to the President that I’ll maintain PDP for you towards 2027,” Makinde mentioned. “So, we bought up, and I requested Wike, did we conform to this?”
Makinde famous that whereas Wike is entitled to assist Tinubu’s re-election bid, different members of the get together even have the suitable to guard the PDP and oppose any transfer that would weaken democratic pluralism.
“The actual subject is that Wike wish to assist the President in 2027, that’s superb, it’s inside his proper to try this,” he mentioned.
“But additionally a few of us that need democracy to outlive in Nigeria, we don’t drift right into a one-party state, and we need to make sure that PDP survives, he must also permit us to do our personal factor,” he added.
The governor confused that President Tinubu didn’t ask Wike to make such a dedication on his behalf, describing the motion as unsolicited.
“The President didn’t ask him; do that for me, he was the one who volunteered that I might do that,” Makinde mentioned.
He added that efforts to steer Wike to rethink his stance had been unsuccessful, prompting his determination to distance himself from the transfer. After he didn’t again off, I instructed him from that day that I might by no means be a part of this,” he mentioned. Makinde concluded by affirming his independence in political decision-making forward of 2027.
“That’s the reason I’ll by no means assist the President for 2027. Wike can assist him; it’s inside his proper, however it is usually inside my proper inside the political area to find out who I’ll assist or what I’ll do in 2027,” he added.
On the time of submitting this report, the agenda of the assembly between Tinubu and Makinde was not made public.
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