The governorship race in Oyo may again go down to the wire as each of the three main candidates reasonably believes he has a path to victory
Governorship elections in Oyo State always go down to the wire. In 2011, the late Abiola Ajimobi defeated incumbent Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala. Mr Ajimobi’s reelection in 2015 made him the only governor so far to serve a second term in the history of the state.
Before venturing into politics, he worked with international organisations, including Shell Petroleum Development Company , and Rebold International Limited before founding his own company, Makon Engineering and Technical Services Limited . Other prominent figures in the coalition behind Mr Makinde include a former governor of the state, Rashidi Ladoja, and a former Oyo central senator, Monsurat Sunmonu.However, that coalition began to disintegrate after Mr Makinde’s election as the members fought over the spoils of victory. They accused the governor of failing to honour the agreement reached before the poll.
impeached on the grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and financial recklessness, among othersSome other aggrieved members of the PDP in September 2021 had earlier vowed to work against Mr Makinde’s re-election bid. They accused the governor of sidelining them to shower his favour on “outsiders, ” who allegedly contributed little or nothing to his electoral success in 2019.
However, despite all the challenges, Mr Makinde still enjoys the goodwill of many residents of the state, especially in Ibadan. He attended Nigeria’s premier secondary school, Methodist Boys High School, Lagos before proceeding to the University of Ibadan for a B.Sc degree in Political Science. He also has a diploma from Harvard University, USA.
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