Atiku Reacts as Oyo PDP Dumps Makinde, G5 Governors, Declares Support For Former VP
- The PDP crisis has taken a fresh shape as Atiku Abubakar, the party's presidential candidate, commended the Oyo state chapter of the party
- Oyo, a state of one of the aggrieved governors of the party known as G5, Seyi Makinde, who has vowed not to support Atiku's campaign, seen some of its members declare their support for ex-vp
- Atiku commended the faction group for taking the bold step to defy the governor's position on his candidacy and support him
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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Oyo state chapter of the party.
Some leaders of the party in the state recently declared their support for Atiku, vowing to campaign and gather more votes for him.
Source: Twitter
Oyo PDP members dump Makinde, declares support for Atiku
The decision of the leaders is contrary to Governor Seyi Makinde, a member of the G5 or Integrity Group, who has dissociated themselves from the campaign of Atiku over his refusal to give room for the southern bloc in the leadership structure of the party.
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On Wednesday, January 4, it was reported that 2 former ministers of the PDP in the state vowed to campaign for Atiku despite Makinde's stance against the move.
The group under the umbrella, the National Mandate Group, campaigned for Atiku in the state on Wednesday.
Names of PDP leaders who campaign for Atiku in Oyo
The frontline leaders are Olajumoke Akinjide, former minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), ex-minister of mines and steels development, Wole Oyelese; Hazeem Gbolarumi, former deputy governor; Femi Babalola (Jogor), the director of the special duty of the PDP presidential campaign council.
But reacting to the development on Friday, January 6, commended the PDP stalwart in the state for their action while keeping mum on the flag-off of Governor Seyi Makinde's campaign in the state.
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The former vice president took to his Twitter page and said:
"Oyo State, I heard you loud and clear yesterday. I take it warmly as a vote of confidence in me and our great party, @OfficialPDPNig. You proved that my love for the Pace-Setter State over the years is not in vain.
"My promise to you is this: we shall work closely together in the mission to Recover Nigeria."
See his tweet here:
Presidency: 11 APC northern governors holding secret meeting with Atiku? Truth finally revealed
Legit.ng earlier reported that Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, has disclosed that no governor of APC from the northern is holding secret meetings with Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.
Sule maintained that there is no need for any APC northern governor to hold meetings with Atiku as they were the ones that stood the ground that power must shift to the south.
The governor added that nobody is more pressured than the northern APC governors that Tinubu must win the 2023 election.
Source: Legit.ng
