South-West PDP Angry Gov Makinde Backed APC’s Tinubu

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West Zone are allegedly aggrieved that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State backed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in the February 25th presidential election.

Naija News reports that this was made known by the South-West Zone General Secretary of the PDP,  Ramon Owokoniran.

Speaking to The PUNCH, Owokoniran said both the party and non-party members in the zone were still sad that Makinde campaigned for the APC candidate at the detriment of their party’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.

He, however, stated that what transpired at the presidential election in the state should not be used to determine Makinde’s re-election on March 18.

Owokoniran stated that Makinde, at the last minute, revealed he was backing the APC candidate when many thought he would throw his weight behind Atiku Abubakar.

He said, “The South-West PDP is not happy with the development that Makinde campaigned for another presidential candidate at the detriment of our candidate. All the while, the governor made us believe that he wasn’t against the candidate.

“So, what eventually played out is that people are not happy, and I’m not just talking about the party members but non-party members too; even the anger is more experienced by people outside the party who believed that the decision shouldn’t have taken him that far.

“What transpired in the last election will definitely impact the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, but I don’t think it should be enough for us not to deliver the states.”

Naija News recalls that Makinde belongs to the faction of PDP known as the G-5 governors, which includes Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, which agitated for a southern presidency.