Oyo: PDP Clarifies Stand On March 11 Gov Election, Says Seyi Makinde Remains Candidate

By Ayodele Oni

Barely ten days to the March 11, Governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has said it will go it alone as it is not in alliance nor contemplating for one before the poll.

The party stated that its candidate for the election remains incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde urging the people to disregard insinuation that  the party is in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Teslim Folarin.

APC had shown good outing during last Saturday’s presidential and national assembly election winning two of the three Senate seats but the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, now the Presidential candidate, won the State, and even won the Governor’s Polling Unit and inside Government House.

A statement issued on Thursday by the PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Akeem Olatunji, said there is no truth to the report whatsoever.

He appealed to the party’s supporters to come out en masse on Saturday, March 11, and vote for Governor Seyi Makinde and all PDP candidates in the House of Assembly elections.

The statement reads : “The PDP Oyo State wishes to draw the attention of the general public to the news making the rounds that the PDP in Oyo State is in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 11, 2023 elections.

“We want to state that there is no truth to this statement whatsoever.

“The handle circulating this misinformation on Twitter, @PDPVanguard, is a Social Media Influencer account with no affiliations whatsoever with the official PDP at state and national levels.

“We, therefore, appeal to our teeming supporters and all lovers of good governance to come out en-masse on Saturday, March 11, 2023 and vote for Seyi Makinde and all candidates of the PDP at the State House of Assembly Elections.”