Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that politicians and elites stood to face problems in the hands of Nigeria in 2027 general election.
Makinde asserted this
during a media chat in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital where he said politicians and the ruling class had failed Nigerians and would reap the whirlwind of years of misrule in 2027 poll.
“What Nigerians would show politicians and elites in 2027, we cannot imagine right now,” he said.
The governor also revealed an alleged genesis of his rift with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, saying it stemmed from Wike’s alleged declaration to “hold down” the Peoples Democratic Party for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
“The real issue was that I was in a meeting with the President. Wike, the President’s Chief of Staff and two others were also at that meeting. And Wike said to the President, ‘I will hold the PDP for you against 2027.’
“I was in shock. So we got to the veranda, and I said, ‘Wike, did we agree to this?’ The real issue is that Wike would like to support the President for 2027 – that is fine; it is within his right to do that.
“But also some of us who want to ensure that democracy survive and we don’t drift into a one-party state, and we want to ensure that the PDP survive, he should also allow us to do our own thing. That is just the issue between Wike and me,” he alleged.
