The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party are at loggerheads over the involvement of Governor Seyi Makinde in the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the PDP in the just concluded Edo State have governorship poll.
Makinde and Governors Nyesom Wike and Ifeanyi Okowa of Rivers and Delta States respectively were in Edo State to support Obaseki who defeated the APC candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, with over 84,000 votes.
In a statement issued on Monday by its Assistant Publicity Secretary, Ayobami Adejumo, Oyo APC expressed worries over what it described as Oyo PDP and Makinde’s penchant for misplaced priorities.
The opposition party said this was detrimental to development of the state and its people. who he said desired good governance and seriousness on the part of those at the helm of affairs.
The APC statement read, “We feel highly concerned about a governor from a state which is several hundreds of kilometers away from the South-South geopolitical zone asking his lackeys at home to gloat over the purported victory of another man who only joined the PDP to contest the election for some reasons.
“Discerning minds are aware of the fact that Gov. Makinde’s frequent claims of conquering godfathers could not be farfetched from his desire to do away with all the forces that helped him to office in 2019 .
“We do not want to comment on the current battle for the soul of PDP in the South West between Gov. Makinde and a former PDP governor from Ekiti state. We still find it uncharitable for the PDP governor to prioritize all attempts aimed at denigrating his benefactors so soon without minding the consequences.”
But the spokesman for the ruling PDP in Oyo State, Mr Akeem Olatunji, said Makinde, who is also the chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for the Ondo State governorship election coming up on October 10 would deliver the state to the PDP.
Debunking the claims that the governor was wasting the state’s resources playing politics in other states, he said development efforts initiated by the governor had continued without stopping.
Olatunji siad, “What has changed in Oyo State? Developmental projects are going on in Oyo State and no sector is suffering.
“Governor Makinde is a prudent Administrator and he knows what he is doing. Where is the money to throw around? Its cheap blackmail from the opposition. Oloye Bayo Adelabu is a member of the APC Campaign Council for Ondo election, how much has he donated?.”
