Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has publicly dismissed talks suggesting he is planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made his position clear after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The governor addressed the issue on Thursday while interacting with journalists at the Presidential…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, pledged to undermine the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in favour of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. Makinde disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists during a media parley in Ibadan, the capital of…
PDP boils as police take over headquarters in a fight between Wike and Makinde’s factions The Federal Capital Territory Police Command (FCT) Tuesday morning stormed the PDP Secretariat in Wadata House in Abuja as factions loyal to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, seek to hold meetings at the same time….
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said he will not go low with the camp of the FCT Minister Nyesome Wike opposing the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Wike, a former governor of Rivers state and a key figure in the crisis rocking the PDP, had vowed to…
Gov. Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has declared that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar leaving the Peoples Democratic Party won’t affect its fortune. Makinde said this in Akure, the Ondo state capital during an interview with journalists at the 10th anniversary of the rulership of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi. Asked to comment…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has carried out a major reshuffle of the State Executive Council. Governor Makinde effected a cabinet reshuffle, reassigning key commissioners to new ministries in a move aimed at enhancing governance and service delivery. The development was made known in a statement on Monday by the Governor’s Chief of Staff,…
Sunday Makinde, an elder brother of Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, is dead. The 65-year Engr Sunday Makinde passed away in the wee hours of Friday, January 24, 2024. Makinde’s demise was announced on Friday in a statement by another younger brother, Chief Olumuyiwa Makinde. The younger Makinde, who is the Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, raised the alarm that bandits fleeing military onslaught in the North-West are coming down to Oyo for refuge. Speaking at the 2025 annual inter-faith service for workers held at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Makinde, however, assured residents of his government’s determined effort to smoke out the bandits and…
