Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has linked the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to an alleged plan by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to weaken the party in favor of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Makinde made the assertion on Sunday during a meeting with Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, in Bauchi.
According to the Oyo State governor, members of the PDP who align with the faction associated with Wike may have implicitly committed to supporting Tinubu’s re election bid.
Makinde said, “I was in a meeting with Wike and Mr President and he (Wike) promised to hold PDP for Mr President towards 2027.
“So anyone moving with Wike and his group, have agreed to support President Tinubu for the 2027 election.
“We are not begrudging them. You can support whoever you want to support, but go to them if you want to support them.
“They have the government behind them, they have the judiciary and INEC behind them but we have the people behind us.”
