A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former minister of Power and Steel, Elder Wole Oyelese has urged Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to support the Presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, saying his second term ambition lies in the success of Atiku in the forthcoming poll.
Oyelese who spoke with journalists in Ibadan advised Makinde to fully retrace his steps in order to realise his second term ambition.
Governor Makinde is one of the governors under the auspices of G-5. The five governors had stated that they will not support Atiku unless the national chairman of the party, Dr. Iyorcha Ayu resigns.
Oyelese, however, revealed that it was Makinde who needed Atiku to win the second term and not the other way round.
The party chieftain while advising Makinde to rescind his decision, insisted that all PDP members in the state including more than 95 per cent of Mankind’s appointees have been working for months and would vote for Atiku in the February 25th election.
According to him, Makinde really has nothing to offer whoever Wike eventually decides to support in the Presidential election.
The former minister described the situation where Makinde was still campaigning without a mention of Atiku as betrayal, especially after the state party chairman appeared at the Mapo campaign rally ostensibly on Mankinde’s instruction.
He, however said that the leaders of the party loyal to Atiku are not surprised about this attitude, adding that a situation where Makinde will be holding on to the governorship ticket of the party while working against the Presidential candidate of the party is unacceptable.
While insisting that the credit heaped on Makinde for the massive crowd at the rally was misplaced, Oyelese said that any such praise was a disservice to the leaders of the party loyal to Alhaji Atiku who have been working assiduously for months mobilising for the noble cause.
He pointed out that over 90 per cent of the crowd at the rally were true lovers of the Atiku cause and mobilised by his loyalists.
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