Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has dismissed speculations a couple of doable defection from the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, saying he stays comfy within the opposition occasion.
Makinde spoke with journalists on the State Home, Abuja, on Thursday amid his go to to the Presidential Villa.
Makinde, whereas responding to questions on his political future, stated, “No, no, no. I’m comfy within the PDP.”
“And once more, we could have points on this nation the place you want a bipartisan strategy. The place it received’t be a difficulty of perhaps APC speaking alone or PDP speaking alone, the place we should have a look at what’s the greatest foot ahead, within the curiosity of our nation.
“So whenever you get to that junction, you want all people on board.”
President Bola Tinubu held separate conferences with Makinde and Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The 2 governors arrived on the State Home individually at about 3:00 pm and three:30 pm, with Mutfwang arriving first.
The conferences got here in opposition to the backdrop of ongoing political realignments as key stakeholders begin strategic consultations forward of the 2027 common elections.
Makinde, a member of the PDP, stays one of many few governors nonetheless within the occasion amid a wave of defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The Oyo governor can also be broadly believed to be nursing a presidential ambition and is positioning himself for the PDP’s 2027 presidential ticket.
Mutfwang, then again, just lately defected from the PDP to the APC, becoming a member of a rising listing of opposition figures who’ve crossed over to the ruling occasion.
Thursday’s go to marked his first identified encounter with Tinubu since his defection.