Oyo: seyiamakinde absent at PDP presidential rally — but atiku hails him for ‘well organised’ event | TheCable
Author:The Peoples Democratic Party , on Thursday, took its presidential campaign rally to Oyo state.
Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the PDP, who also spoke at the rally ground, praised Makinde for the “successful” campaign in the state.Makinde is a member of the PDP G5 — a group of five governors who have been absent from Abubakar’s campaign rallies. “We are asking the national chairman to step down so that the south will be fully included. That is the message.”
“The south-west has been known to agitate for restructuring. By restructuring, we mean giving more powers or giving more autonomy to the states and money. Do you understand that? Do you support that?” he asked.
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