Makinde finally asks Oyo residents to vote Atiku

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo has urged voters in Oyo State to “vote for PDP from top to bottom” in the upcoming polls. Mr Makinde gave the advice in a newsletter shared on Thursday, ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections billed for February 25.

Mr Makinde’s call deviates from his previous stance not to support the election of Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. The governor, alongside four other governors in the PDP (popularly known as the G-5) has for months railed against Mr Abubakar and the party leadership over differences in the composition of the party’s presidential ticket and the headship of the PDP, which are being held by to the northerners.

Mr Makinde, who is also seeking a second term in office, has now apparently backtracked after he initially refused to support Mr Abubakar following his emergence as a candidate from the northern region at the party’s primary held in May.


In the newsletter obtained by Peoples Gazette on Thursday, the Oyo governor asked his supporters to encourage undecided voters to strictly choose his party, the PDP at the ballot.

“So, if you still have any undecided voters on your list, this is the time to call them up and help them decide to vote for the PDP from top to bottom in Oyo state.

“By next time I write you, we will, barring any electoral reruns, have a new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Vote wisely, this Saturday, so we do not have a repeat of the pains and suffering we have experience in the last eight years,” the newsletter read in part.

Mr Makinde has been battling to regain the support of some Oyo electorates, especially party faithful who had been against his initial refusal to support the PDP presidential candidate.

The Oyo governor, alongside Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, Samuel Ortom of Benue, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state had been demanding the resignation of the PDP’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as a pre-condition to support Mr Abubakar’s presidential ambition.

On September 20, 2022, the aggrieved governors who later named themselves the ‘Integrity group’ met in Port Harcourt, Rivers capital, and announced their withdrawal from the presidential campaign council of Mr Abubakar.

Nicknamed ‘G5’, the governors were absent from the inauguration of Mr Abubakar’s campaign council on September 28.

The governors had argued that a northerner cannot be the PDP’s presidential flag bearer and the national chairman also hails from the same region.

They claimed that Mr Ayu had even before the primary promised to resign should a northerner from his region emerge as the presidential candidate of the PDP.

https://gazettengr.com/makinde-finally-asks-oyo-residents-to-vote-atiku/

With what I saw on various oyo state Pdp platforms yesterday, all of them have been supporting Atiku Abubakar to win the February 25th presidential poll. Congratulations 🎉 to Atiku Abubakar in advance

Atiku Abubakar wins February 25th presidential poll, congratulations 🎉 to him in advance, congratulations 🎉 to Pdp at the national level and oyo state level. Infact Pdp wins big in oyo state too same way Pdp wins big in ondo state and Osun State too.

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All odds are in favour of Atiku Abubakar in tomorrow Saturday presidential election . Congratulations 🎉 in advance

press9jatv:
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Fake news..... Why will mods push a, news from gazette to front page

Unverified news

Johnyessence and propaganda

DenreleDave:


Fake news..... Why will mods push a, news from gazette to front page

Unverified news

it’s right news. A lot of Nigeria online newspapers have carried it. It’s on this week Wednesday when seyi Makinde was interviewed that you will see his body language towards Atiku Abubakar presidential candidacy. He support Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign and its candidacy joor. Seyi Makinde diehard supporters have fully support Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign.

Tomorrow should come quick , this fake news is too much. no video, no audio to back the claim.

The fact is here for everyone to see, Atiku Abubakar wins Osun, oyo , Ogun and ondo state in tomorrow’s Saturday presidential poll. Atiku Abubakar wins February 25th presidential poll

press9jatv:
it’s right news. A lot of Nigeria online newspapers have carried it. It’s on this week Wednesday when seyi Makinde was interviewed that you will see his body language towards Atiku Abubakar presidential candidacy. He support Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign and its candidacy joor. Seyi Makinde diehard supporters have fully support Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign.

It is a lie, he only said, vote equity and fairness in the presidential
see the video https://twitter.com/ifeanyiakorjuru/status/1628940659418693633/video/1
he endorsed Peter obi

A better Nigeria is assured with ATIKU ABUBAKAR.

VOTE PDP!

#AtikuListens
#AtikuForAll

mycar:

It is a lie, he only said, vote equity and fairness in the presidential

seyi Makinde diehard supporters troop out this week to campaign vigorously for the incoming President Atiku Abubakar presidential candidacy. Atiku Abubakar wins February 25th presidential poll joor

Seun, Mynd44 nlfpmod,

I have told you people before that any news from Gazettengr and Thewhistler are fake news. Kindly disregard this nonsense

press9jatv:
seyi Makinde diehard supporters troop out this week to campaign vigorously for the incoming President Atiku Abubakar presidential candidacy. Atiku Abubakar wins February 25th presidential poll joor

just this week when everybody has made up their minds? that one is just to hedge his political career should things go north. I only pity Wike that is creating enemies for himself everywhere, he thinks Buhari and APC has forgiven him.
Peter Obi won't help him either if he is found culpable

mycar:

just this week when everybody has made up their minds? that one is just to hedge his political career should things go north. I only pity Wike that is creating enemies for himself everywhere, he thinks Buhari and APC has forgiven him.
Peter Obi won't help him either if he is found culpable

it’s Wike the empty chest beater that’s left in his bad state and style of politics. Atiku Abubakar wins February 25th presidential poll in Rivers State too. Atiku Abubakar foot soldiers are doing the needful in making sure Atidade Abubakar wins heavily in Rivers State too.

Correct

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