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Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike has revealed why the Oyo State Governor fell out with President Bola Tinubu.

DAILY POST reports that Makinde, at a media chat with selected journalists in Ibadan on Tuesday said he would not be supporting Tinubu’s re-election bid.

Makinde, who accused Wike of plotting to destabilize the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for Tinubu’s re-election, said he may also be on the ballot against the president.

Reacting, Lere in a Facebook post, alleged that the governor fell out with the president because his ministerial nominee was not accepted by Tinubu.

Lere claimed that Makinde would still be clapping for the president if his nominee was accepted and formed Tinubu’s cabinet.

“If Governor Seyi Makinde’s nominee for Oyo State ministerial position was accepted by President Tinubu, he will still be clapping for the President now”, Lere wrote.

In a subsequent post, Lere stated that Governor Makinde is loyal to no one or political party, citing his past defections.

He added, “In 2007, he left PDP for ANPP because he failed to get Senatorial ticket. In 2015, he left PDP for SDP because he failed to get Governorship ticket. In 2019, if not that he got the PDP ticket for Governorship, he would have decamped to another party.

“In 2023, he joined the PDP G5 Governors to ensure his re-election. He is Governor Seyi Makinde, and surely, after 2027, he will be in another party. In 2022, he worked against Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, so as to ensure that he will be the only PDP Governor in the Southwest.

“Ibadan Gomina General has never been loyal to anyone or any political party, he is only about himself. If you doubt, ask Hon Mulikat Adeola, Hon Muraina, HE Hazeem Gbolarumi, Olopoeeyan, Auxiliary, Senator Hosea Agboola (Alleluyah) and others.”

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/23/real-reason-makinde-stopped-supporting-tinubu-wikes-aide-lere-olayinka/

ebukal67x:
Lere Olayinka is a master of the game. He's playing the long game while the others are doing short sprints.

DeLaRue:
The man also comes across as politically naive.

You have a Governor in the same party as you in neighbouring Osun, yet you did not support his re-election

It is amazing how power makes people lose sight of reality.

This Governor doesn't command any support outside Oyo State.

Nobody knows him in Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, and Ogun. If you stop people on the streets of Lagos, or Akure, most of them won't be able to tell you who the Governor of Oyo State is. Even I don't always remember his name.

Yet he thinks it's his turn to contest.

Mr Tinubu was a factor in all 6 Southwestern states for nearly 2 decades before contesting for President.

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/23/real-reason-makinde-stopped-supporting-tinubu-wikes-aide-lere-olayinka/

DeLaRue:
The man also comes across as politically naive.

You have a Governor in the same party as you in neighbouring Osun, yet you did not support his re-election

It is amazing how power makes people lose sight of reality.

This Governor doesn't command any support outside Oyo State.

Nobody knows him in Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, and Ogun. If you stop people on the streets of Lagos, or Akure, most of them won't be able to tell you who the Governor of Oyo State is. Even I don't always remember his name.

Yet he thinks it's his turn to contest.

Mr Tinubu was a factor in all 6 Southwestern states for nearly 2 decades before contesting for President.

Orlandoo:
What we are saying is that Nigeria will never be a one party state. Tinubu should let democracy breathe in Nigeria.

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/23/real-reason-makinde-stopped-supporting-tinubu-wikes-aide-lere-olayinka/

discusant:
If not for APC's capacity for falsifying election results, who in his right senses will be supporting president Tinubu by now?

Orlandoo:
What we are saying is that Nigeria will never be a one party state. Tinubu should let democracy breath in Nigeria.

DeLaRue:
The man also comes across as politically naive.

You have a Governor in the same party as you in neighbouring Osun, yet you did not support his re-election

It is amazing how power makes people lose sight of reality.

This Governor doesn't command any support outside Oyo State.

Nobody knows him in Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, and Ogun. If you stop people on the streets of Lagos, or Akure, most of them won't be able to tell you who the Governor of Oyo State is. Even I don't always remember his name.

Yet he thinks it's his turn to contest.

Mr Tinubu was a factor in all 6 Southwestern states for nearly 2 decades before contesting for President.

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/23/real-reason-makinde-stopped-supporting-tinubu-wikes-aide-lere-olayinka/

DeLaRue:
The man also comes across as politically naive.

You have a Governor in the same party as you in neighbouring Osun, yet you did not support his re-election

It is amazing how power makes people lose sight of reality.

This Governor doesn't command any support outside Oyo State.

Nobody knows him in Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, and Ogun. If you stop people on the streets of Lagos, or Akure, most of them won't be able to tell you who the Governor of Oyo State is. Even I don't always remember his name.

Yet he thinks it's his turn to contest.

Mr Tinubu was a factor in all 6 Southwestern states for nearly 2 decades before contesting for President.