•Cautions followers in working against governor
The former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barr. Hazeem Gbolarumi has revealed the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has sent an emissary to him, offering to work with him in supporting Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign.
He state this on Saturday during state meeting by PDP members for Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organization.
According to him, the more; the merrier in working for Atiku’s presidential victory come 2023. He said though it is reported in some quarters that Makinde is not working for Atiku. He said: “But what I personally heard is, he would work for Atiku, I won’t listen to hearsays.
“One Dayo Ogungbenro, an acting PDP chairman from Governor Seyi Makinde’s faction has approached me that the governor is ready to work for Atiku’s presidential campaign organization. He said their group is ready to work with ours in campaigning for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku.
“He said they are not ready to disrupt the present structure we have in place. He also demanded for a meeting with us. I immediately called former Commissioner for Environment in the state, Alhaji Aborode to work on it”, Gbolarumi revealed.
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Gbolarumi however cautioned his followers in fighting the state governor, Makinde over his second term bid.
Gbolarumi who is the state coordinator for the Oyo State Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization said it is true that the governor has hurt many members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state but they should nevertheless soft pedal in fighting him.
He said: “I can swear that I have not collected a dime from Makinde, but I’m saying this so it won’t be a disservice to us. I remember the time of late state governor, Otunba Alao Akala. Many members of PDP were not happy with him because they were not benefiting from his government.
“The aggrieved members worked against him and the power ceded to opposition party. As a result, none of the PDP members could enter state government secretariat for 8 years during the APC rule. We should let the PDP as a party paramount in our heart above other things”, Gbolarumi urged his supporters.
