Any PDP member on the side of Wike is anti-people, enemy of democracy – Seyi Makinde

By: Monday Danladi, Bauchi

Oyo State Governor, Engr Oluseyi Makinde, has declared that any politician and member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Barr Nyesom Wike is anti people of Nigeria and enemy of democracy.

Oluseyi Makinde made the assertion on Sunday in Bauchi, when he paid a private visit to Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed at the Ramat House.

Fielding questions from anxious Journalists, the Oyo State Governor stressed that, “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 Mr. President for the 2027 presidential election.”

He declared that, “So, anyone dealing with Wike and his group in any guise, what it means is you 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.’

He added that, “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.”

But in his reaction to the issue of reconciliation, Bala Mohammed sharply disagreed with Seyi Makinde, saying that,”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.”

Bala Mohammed stressed that, “So, we are law abiding, and we believe in the rule of law, so, that opinion by my brother (Seyi 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.”