Oyo State Governor, Makinde, Warns OBIdients Not To Mess With His Reputation

By Adesina Soyooye

An obviously angry Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has warned OBIdients not to toy with his name.

OBIdients are the millions of  Nigerians, especially, youths, fiercely loyal to the  Presidential aspiration of the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi.

Makinde’s anger and subsequent warning stem from an Online story which alleged that the Governor was present at the OBIdients rally held in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

In a statement released on Sunday, signed on behalf of the Governor by his Chief Press Secretary,  Taiwo Adisa, the Governor said he was still in London, enjoying his vacation, and dismissed the story as false and misleading.

He wondered how possible it was for him to be at two places at the same time and warned that he would “not accept falsehood from Obi’s  supporters” and the messing up of his reputation.

The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to an online publication which indicated that Governor Makinde was spotted among the Obidients during a rally in Ibadan on Saturday September 3, 2022.

“For the avoidance of doubt,  Makinde was nowhere near Ibadan when the said rally was held.

“How is it possible for the Governor who was observing the last days of his leave outside the country to be spotted among the so-called Obidients in Ibadan?

“While we will not begrudge the Obidients’ desire to propagate their candidate, we will not oblige anyone the luxury of dragging the reputation of the Governor of Oyo State  on accounts of false claims.”

The Governor is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.