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2023: Atiku Tears Makinde, Alleluyah Apart
As the nation builds up to the forthcoming general elections, the camp of the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has lost a key member in the person of Senator Hosea Agboola popularly called ‘Alleluya’ within the government circle.
Those in the know claimed the Governor and Agboola who was the Chairman, Advisory Council to the Governor fell apart over who to support for President in 2023.
Agboola, a former Senator favours the PDP flagbearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while Makinde, Governor Ortom and Governor Wike had shown from their moves that they are against the choice of Atiku as the candidate.
Agboola was known as one of the closest aides to Governor Makinde and it came as a huge surprise when he made his intention known with the declaration that he cannot work with any other presidential candidate except Atiku Abubakar.
The former Senator hinged his reasons on past relationship and party progress, he has always been one of the points men of the former Vice President in the South West.
According to pundits, Agboola’s exit from the Makinde group could cause some set backs as he is regarded as a grassroot mobiliser.
Other political groups within the PDP in Oyo State had a contrary reason as they see Agboola as one of the hands misleading governor ,Makinde and tagged
his decision to pitch with Atiku a good riddance.
‘I don’t need you to win Oyo’ ‘Want you to mend fences with Amaechi’ (insiders recall Tinubu’s meeting with Makinde, Wike)
A source has revealed to papermacheonline the details of the meetings between Governor Nyesom Wike, Governor Seyi Makinde and the APC presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu towards 2023.
Tinubu was claimed to have accepted that he needs the total support of Wike to win the South South but gave some conditions regarding Rotimi Amaechi which he gave the Rivers State Governor the reason for them to settle their differences.
In his words to the Oyo State governor, the APC stalwart confessed his admiration but pointed out that he doesn’t really need help to win Oyo State, but calls for every support Makinde could render.
Wike while giving details to newsmen on his meeting with Tinubu claimed its in the interest of Nigeria, but those in the know revealed that the Rivers governor came with his own demands and conditions which the Tinubu group is critically going through.
The Tinubu group is said to have advised that the party give all supports to the flagbearer in Oyo state, Senator Teslim Folarin thus not considering working with the Oyo State governor other than on personal terms and agreement.
It is believed that the PDP governors are not willing to work with Atiku, their party’s presidential candidate for obvious reasons.
In a twist to the whole plan, the Atiku campaign group recently made the Oyo State governor, Makinde the Vice Chairman of its campaign group.
Top aides of Governor Makinde while being probed by papermacheonline to know the stand of their principal in the coming elections claimed all the plans and mode of operation of Governor Makinde will soon unfold.
