Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has firmly declared that any politician and member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the side of FCT Minister of the Nyesom Wike, is anti-people of Nigeria and an enemy of democracy.
Gov Seyi Makinde made these remarks yesterday in Bauchi, when he visited his counterpart, Governor Bala Mohammed, at Ramat House, Bauchi.
The Oyo State governor said that Wike’s PDP camp was backed by the courts, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Similarly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who revealed that the PDP has lost 34 senators to rival platforms, notably the APC, due to its current internal crises, also denounced yesterday the widespread defection of parliamentarians from the party.
The disclosure coincided with the denial by former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido that he had received an invitation to defect to the ruling party from President Bola Tinubu or any APC chieftain, characterising the rumours as mere conjecture.
In a similar incident, the Wike-supporting PDP group declared that the Court of Appeal’s recognition of the faction ended any chance of reconciliation with the mainstream led by Tanimu Turaki.
Speaking with journalists shortly after meeting with the Bauchi State governor, Seyi Makinde stressed, “I came in the public domain to say that I was in a meeting with Wike and Mr. President, and he promised to hold PDP for Mr. President for the 2027 presidential election.
“So, anyone dealing with Wike and his group in any guise, what it means is you have also agreed to support President Tinubu for 2027. We’ll leave it for Nigerians to judge, if you can be in their camp where they promised that they are supporting the president, we’re not begrudging them.
“You can support whoever you like to support, but go to them if you want to support them. That is our position. They have the government behind them. They have the judiciary behind them. They have INEC behind them, but we have the people behind us.
“We are not calling for any reconciliation with anyone regarding the PDP. We will survive the challenges and participate effectively in the 2027 general election.”
Responding, Gov Bala Mohammed disagreed with Seyi Makinde on reconciliation, saying, “This issue of reconciliation is not something that we have called for, it is something that is being midwifed as a solution by a competent court of jurisdiction, that’s the Court of Appeal.
“We are law-abiding, and we believe in the rule of law. So that opinion by my brother (Seyi Makinde) is his personal opinion, but certainly we believe that there is no irreconcilable issues in Nigeria, especially in the political or national space.”
He also expressed his appreciation to Makinde for paying him Sallah homage.
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