Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed why he will not support President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, pointing to growing divisions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking in Ibadan on Tuesday, Makinde reflected on his early career, recalling that at 29 he secured a $1 million contract with Mobil—a defining moment that shaped his business and political trajectory.
Makinde said tensions with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike emerged during a meeting with Tinubu, the President’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and other officials. He claimed Wike offered to “hold the PDP” for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections without being asked, a move Makinde described as shocking.
“I told him from that day that I would never be a part of this. Wike can support him, and that is within his right, but it is equally my right to decide who I will support and what role I will play in 2027,” Makinde said.
His remarks underline a deepening split within the PDP: one faction, led by Wike, is seen as leaning toward Tinubu, while Makinde’s camp advocates for party autonomy and the preservation of multiparty democracy ahead of the 2027 elections.
