Governor Seyi Makinde has familiar foes to contend with as he bids to become only the second governor to win a second term in Oyo State.
A member of the dissident G-5 governors of the main opposition party, Mr Makinde seemed to have stood arms akimbo as the All Progressives Congress swept into comprehensive victories in the presidential and federal legislative elections in the state on 25 February. Now, he faces a big battle against the APC candidate, Teslim Folarin, and Accord party’s Adebayo Adelabu to keep his own job on Saturday.
The PDP spokesperson in Oyo, Akeem Olatunji, told PREMIUM TIMES after the elections that voters in the state were carried away by their desire to vote for Mr Tinubu, whom they had adopted as their candidate for the presidency. The governors eventually could not agree on which presidential candidate to offer their support to instead of Atiku. Mr Wike, who led the onslaught, after dilly-dallying to the dying minutes, leaned towards the APC candidate, along with Mr Makinde, while Mr Orom supported Labour Party’s Peter Obi. Their support was reflected in the results of the presidential election in their respective states.
Mr Makinde’s role in the G-5 had also pitted him against loyal PDP leaders in the state who have vowed to punish him for anti-party activities by working against his reelection bid. One such PDP leader is Hazeem Gbolarumi, a former deputy governor and the coordinator of the Atiku presidential campaign in Oyo State.
The bandwagon current may move the votes in his direction on Saturday. With the APC winning the presidential election, the expectations are predictable.He will also have to cancel out the loss of Mr Adelabu, who was accompanied out of the APC to the Accord party by a good number of members whose influences cannot be underrated.Insiders said Mr Folarin’s role in the crisis during the party congresses will haunt him on Saturday.
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