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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said residents of the state won’t vote to be in slavery in the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking on Fresh 105.9FM programme, ‘political circuit,’ on Saturday, Makinde said if his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not listening to him and his colleagues following the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate, he will focus on the election of PDP candidates in Oyo State.
He said: “The governors of southern Nigeria came together across party lines to say power should return to the South in 2023.
“For peace, equity, justice, progress and fairness, we asked that after eight years of presidency in the North, let it come to the South for inclusivity. Taking into cognisance the unity of this country and for people of the South to feel the inclusiveness here, we did that.
“We got to our own presidential convention, my party chose a northerner as its candidate. We said fair enough, commit to few things. Commit that positions will be spread across the geo-political zones.
“If my party selects a northern candidate and we are saying do some things and if they are not listening to us, we will focus on winning our elections in Oyo State. I, Seyi Makinde, will not stay in my comfort zone, if the needful is not done. Ia m not a slave in this country, but we still have the time.
“We will score 100% in Oyo State, the people have made up their minds to vote for us because they have tasted several governments in Oyo State.
“Oyo State people will not vote to be in slavery because lean freedom is better than fat slavery.”