Makinde’s 2027 Puzzle: Stay with PDP or join the coalition?
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, faces a defining choice ahead of 2027 as a deepening crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensifies following a split ruling by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which nullified the party’s disputed November 2025 national convention in Ibadan.
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Destruction of PDP dangerous for Nigeria’s democracy — Makinde
GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, explained why he will not support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, warning that efforts to destroy the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, could ultimately undermine Nigeria’s democracy.
Wike promised to hold PDP for Tinubu — Makinde
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed why he will not support President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, warning that efforts to weaken the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could undermine Nigeria’s democracy.
Igbo Nation has key role to pay in actualising true federalism — Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Mr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, has called on the Igbo nation to play a critical role in advancing true federalism in Nigeria, describing it as the most pressing national issue confronting the country today.
Makinde blames frequent party defections on lack of political ideology in Nigeria
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has attributed the frequent defection of politicians across parties in Nigeria to the absence of genuine political ideology in the country’s political system.
Defections: Makinde, Bala Mohammed, Fintiri, other last men standing
Except a miracle happens, Nigerians may be witnessing the last active days of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Only a fundamental recalibration of the opposition can prove otherwise.
