Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has made it clear that he will not support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, while also revealing fresh details about his political fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Speaking during a media chat at the Government House in Ibadan on Tuesday, Makinde said his decision was firm and personal, stressing that he has already made up his mind ahead of the next general elections.
“I have my own choice as well, and I will never support the president for 2027,” the governor stated bluntly.
Makinde traced the origin of his rift with Wike to a meeting attended by President Tinubu, Wike, the President’s Chief of Staff, and other senior officials. According to him, it was during that meeting that Wike made a shocking declaration about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“The real issue was that I was in a meeting with the president and Wike and the president’s chief of staff, and a few others were there. Wike told the president that he would hold the PDP for him in 2027. I was in shock,” Makinde said.
He explained that Wike’s statement came as a surprise because there had been no prior discussion or agreement among PDP stakeholders.
“When we got to the venue, I asked Wike, ‘Did we agree on this?’ Wike may want to support the president for 2027, and that is his personal choice. The president did not even ask him. He volunteered on his own,” Makinde added.
The Oyo governor was careful to note that his disagreement with Wike is political, not personal.
“I don’t beef anybody,” he said, emphasising that there is no personal animosity between them.
Makinde revealed that he initially chose to watch how events would unfold, hoping Wike might rethink his position.
“I even told a mutual friend, let’s just observe and see if he backs off, but he didn’t,” he said.
The governor’s comments shed more light on the growing divisions within the PDP and underline his clear stance ahead of the 2027 presidential race.
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