Seyi Makinde’s Fate Hangs in the Balance over Opposition to Atiku Abubakar

Member of the G-5 Group of the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, may be in for a big challenge for second term over his refusal to support the presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar

For political observers in the state the events of last week which culminated in prominent elders and members of the party coming out openly to declare their support for Atiku and does not be on the same page with Makinde with the presidential elections just few weeks away may have set a stage for confrontation against the governor who himself will be on the ballot for the second time during the March 11, 2023 governorship poll.

The political drama which exposed that Governor Makinde was threading on a dangerous past began last Tuesday when loyalists of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the state, led by a former Minister of Mines and Steel, Elder Wole Oyelese, converged at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, where they declared their intention to stage a walk in support of Atiku the following day (Wednesday).

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Who will defeat Tinubu and Makinde in this Oyo State

I pity Madam Jumoke Akinjide and others that wasted Jonathan's money and are now on Atiku's money

Makinde has nothing to fear.

There's no strong opposition to defeat makinde in Oyo state, unless they merge together just like the same alliance that brought makinde to power in 2019