IBADAN—The crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
in Oyo State was further depleted yesterday as one of its
aggrieved leading governorship aspirants, Seyi Makinde
picked up the ticket of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, as
its candidate for the 2015 election.

Just last week, a former governor of the state, Otunba
Adebayo Alao-Akala also dumped the party for the Labour
Party after the former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim
Folarin was given the party’s ticket.

While declaring his intention to call it quits with the party in
Ibadan yesterday with all his teeming supporters, Makinde
said; “After fruitless efforts to ensure that free and fair
election prevailed within PDP and witnessing the yearnings
of the ordinary people of Oyo State that are asking for
change for the reduction of poverty due to poor
governance, I find it extremely difficult to shy away from
this popular demand to make a difference in lives of our
people.”

Justifying the reason for dumping the party, Makinde
asked, “how can this same party have a candidate who
claims to have been elected with 167votes which is just
about 10percent of the total number of delegates after the
majority or 1, 053 delegates were disenfranchised.”

“I am concerned about the level of deprivation of our
people. Poverty has dehumanized and debased the quality
of lives down to a level that is incompatible with human
dignity.

“In my private capacity, I have tried to lift them up but I
believe that with the instruments of governance, we can
together move farther than any private effort. I have seen
in my interactions with people that they believe in what we
are doing and they are ready to support us to the best their
abilities”, he said.



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Oyo state election is gonna be interesting

Not surprising. So it has been with PDP since 2003 and so shall it remain forever.

PDP is always imposing candidates since 2003

This is like a smooth ride for Ajimobi.
Ajimose for 2nd term