The federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency of Oyo State in the House of Representatives, Adedeji Olajide has pledged to purchase the Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms for Governor Seyi Makinde to contest the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Olajide who is popularly known as Odidiomo and a two-term PDP lawmaker stated this while fielding questions on the likely candidates the PDP will parade at its presidential primaries, with the zoning of the presidential ticket of the party to the southern part of the country.
The lawmaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Tolu Mustapha, said in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday, that with the PDP zoning the presidency to the South, Makinde stands out as the poster candidate for the region.
According to the Chairman, House Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, Governor Makinde remains the only credible force capable of matching the political weight of President Bola Tinubu.
He maintained that the Oyo State Governor must contest the 2027 presidential election, describing him as the most prepared leader to take Nigeria forward.
“Governor Seyi Makinde must take a shot at the presidency in 2027. He does not have a choice. He has the education, political experience, corporate background, international exposure, mental capacity and, above all, a sterling record of performance as a two term governor of Oyo State. He is the new face of Nigerian politics,” Olajide said.
The lawmaker maintained that Makinde’s rising influence within the PDP and across Nigeria’s political space placed him as the natural choice to lead the opposition to victory.
He added that Makinde’s governance model, which has balanced infrastructure with social welfare, has become a reference point for developmental politics in the country.
Olajide declared that Makinde’s candidacy in 2027 would not only sustain the vision of the PDP’s founding fathers, but also redefine leadership for a new generation of Nigerians yearning for competence, inclusiveness and genuine progress.
“In the entire South-West, Makinde is the major force that can face Tinubu. His political network cuts across party lines and I can assure Nigerians that many political parties will collapse their structures into one for him to send the APC out of Aso Rock”, he stressed.
He called on the governor, as a matter of urgency, to make his interest public, insisting that history beckons on Makinde as the first Nigerian governor who would seamlessly transition to the presidency on the strength of performance, vision and broad national acceptability and the first Oyo state indigene to be elected as President of the federal republic of Nigeria by 2027.
