Top southwest governor breaks silence about defecting to APC, drops bold statements about 2027 election

• Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde reaffirmed loyalty to PDP, dismissing defections and stressing the party’s beardown transportation to the masses and their needs
• Makinde highlighted PDP’s resilient institutions, contrasting them with APC’s inactivity, and promises to fortify the enactment up of the 2027 elections
• The politician pledged enactment for the caller PDP South West executive, joined by Osun’s Governor Adeleke and different leaders

Ibadan, Oyo authorities - Oyo authorities Governor Seyi Makinde has reaffirmed his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), dismissing caller defections arsenic irrelevant to the party’s future.

Legit.ng earlier reported that arsenic the 2027 wide elections gully near, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) intensified efforts to tribunal absorption governors and erstwhile officeholders with enticing offers, triggering anxiousness crossed absorption parties, including the PDP, Labour Party (LP), and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo authorities has dismissed speculation of leaving the PDP for the APC. Photo credit: @seyiamakinde
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Sources accidental that the APC is promising erstwhile governors ministerial appointments, portion existent governors are assured of re-election bids, the powerfulness to take their successors, and power implicit National Assembly nominations.

Speaking astatine the inauguration of the PDP South West zonal enforcement successful Ibadan connected Wednesday, May 21, Makinde declared,

“We volition not beryllium bothered until hunger has decamped to the ruling party, APC. The time hunger decamps, they should travel and archer us.”

The politician emphasised that contempt governors leaving, the PDP remains connected to the masses and their aspirations.

Makinde highlights PDP’s beardown organization foundations

Addressing concerns implicit the party’s strength, Makinde argued that PDP boasts robust institutions, dissimilar the ruling APC, Punch reported.

“PDP mislaid powerfulness astatine the national level successful 2015 but did not die. Despite crises, we won elections successful Oyo State,” helium stated.

He contrasted PDP’s predominant National Executive Committee meetings with the APC’s inactivity, underscoring the party’s resilience, Vanguard reported.

“PDP is the lone enactment successful Nigeria with precise beardown institutions,” helium asserted, promising further organization strengthening up of 2027.

Oyo gov supports recently inaugurated PDP South West executive

Oyo authorities politician has drummed enactment for the recently inaugurated PDP southwest executives. Photo credit: @officialPDPNg
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Makinde pledged afloat backing for the recently elected zonal executive, affirming collaboration with Osun state Governor Ademola Adeleke to guarantee effectual leadership.

“We volition enactment this Exco to present connected its mandate,” helium said.

Adeleke urged the caller enactment to beforehand unity and inclusivity, portion PDP National Vice Chairman (South West), Engr. Kamorudeen Ajisafe, praised the antiauthoritarian process and pledged to enactment towards winning the 2027 presidency from the South West.

Ogun authorities PDP gubernatorial campaigner Chief Ladi Adebutu besides commended the peaceful predetermination and called for unity wrong the party.

The lawsuit was attended by enactment leaders and stakeholders from crossed the South West zone, signalling a renewed absorption connected enactment cohesion and electoral success.

2027 election: Okonkwo hints connected 'only way' to decision Tinubu

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that arsenic Nigeria approaches the 2027 wide elections, Barrister Kenneth Okonkwo, ineligible practitioner and spokesperson for the Labour Party during the 2023 elections, has urged absorption parties to travel unneurotic to signifier a credible alternate to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Okonkwo made his remarks successful an interrogation connected Arise TV pursuing the APC Northwest’s endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arsenic its sole campaigner for the 2027 statesmanlike election.

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Source: Legit.ng