Former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has revealed what he termed the “true story” of what happened in the Presidential Villa when Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State visited President Bola Tinubu on Thursday.
Fayose claimed that Makinde showed a lack of courage to face Tinubu alone. He said the governor enlisted the support of his counterpart from Plateau State.
In a statement he personally signed, Fayose said:
“First, Governor Seyi Makinde demonstrated that he now lacked enough courage to face the President alone; he had to enlist the support of the Plateau State Governor.
“The President told him that if it was about official matters regarding Oyo State, he would listen to him.
“But if it had to do with politics, or any claim that it was Wike who angered him to go on TV to accuse him (the President) of plotting to turn the country into a one-party state, it is better to, as usual, go on TV to say all he (Makinde) had to say.
“He was told pointedly that he can’t come to the closet on political matters to eat his words while saying something different to the public.
“Furthermore, the President told Governor Makinde that he was not expecting any support from him regarding 2027, and that he should also expect that he (the President) will support his party.
“Lastly, the President made it clear to Makinde that Wike is someone whose support and consistency he (the President) cannot deny or wish away. Therefore, if Makinde has issues with Wike, that is between the two of them; I should be left out of it.
“That’s why Makinde told the press that he’s comfortable in the PDP. It’s because of the reality that there’s nothing for him in the APC.
“And after this meeting, shouldn’t Makinde tell the people of Oyo State if he has returned the N30bn he admitted to have received from the Federal Government as an intervention fund for the January 2023 Ibadan explosion?”
