Makinde visits Bala in Bauchi

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that any politician and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is anti-people and enemy of democracy, insisting that Wike is holding PDP for President Tinubu ahead of 2027. Makinde made the declaration on Sunday […]

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that any politician and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is anti-people and enemy of democracy, insisting that Wike is holding PDP for President Tinubu ahead of 2027.

Makinde made the declaration on Sunday in Bauchi, when he led some PDP stalwarts to visit Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed at the Ramat Presidential Lodge in Bauchi.

Responding to questions from journalists, Makinde explained, “I came in the public domain to say that I was in a meeting with Wike and Mr. President, and he promised to hold PDP for the President for the 2027 presidential election.”

“So, anyone dealing with Wike and his group in any guise, have also agreed to support President Tinubu for 2027. We’ll leave it for Nigerians to judge, if you can be in their camp where they promised that they are supporting the President, we’re not begrudging them.”

According to him, “You can support whoever you like to support, but go to them if you want to support them. So that is our position. They have the government behind them. They have the judiciary behind them. They have INEC behind them, but we have the people behind us.”

According to him, “We are not calling for any reconciliation with anyone regarding the PDP. We will survive the challenges and participate effectively in the 2027 general elections.”

Makinde said, “We have come to identify with you and the entire people of Bauchi State to encourage you, because you face challenges and that’s the price of the leadership, but like I always said, any time that you see that people are not happy that may endure for the night but in the morning joy will surely come” he emphasized

Makinde prayed that in the season of celebration like this, the 30 days of sacrifice of the people to denying yourself from eating, drinking and other things, it’s our prayers that the prayers will not be in vain.

In his response,  Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed disagreed with Makinde on the reconciliation saying,”This issue of reconciliation is not something that we have called for, it is something that is been midwifed as a solution by a competent court of jurisdiction, that’s the Federal Court of Appeal.”

Mohammed explained,“So, we are law abiding, and we believe in the rule of law, so, that opinion by my brother (Makinde) is his own personal opinion, but certainly we believe that there is no irreconcilable issues in Nigeria, especially in the political or national space.”