Seyi Makinde
Oyo governor Seyi Makinde clears air about rumours of defecting to APC, despite speculations fueled by recent defections of opposition PDP governors.
Speaking with Legit.ng, APC’s Sadare said mass PDP defections are caused by party insiders, not President Tinubu, stressing the need for strong opposition.
Governors from the southwest region are in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, for a closed-door meeting following bandit attack in the CAC church in Eruku, Kwara state.
An influential governor of the PDP has drop a bombshell as he vowed to fight hard in the 2027 election. This came amid the internal crisis within the opposition.
A fresh crisis has erupted in the PDP as the Nyesom Wike-led faction sacked Oyo governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi governor Bala Mohammed and several others.
Tensions rose in the PDP as Nyesom Wike’s faction attempted to take control of the party’s Abuja headquarters, with the PDP now issuing an official response.
PDP crisis worsens as the newly elected national chair, Turaki and Wike factions schedule parallel NEC meetings at the party’s Abuja headquarters.
The PDP Factional Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, insists he remains in office, rejecting the Ibadan convention as illegal and calling it a “jamboree".
The newly elected PDP National Chairman Kabiru Turaki says the party is open to a broad coalition for the 2027 elections to save Nigeria's democracy.
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