Tobi Adebayo
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that he would reject the Chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum if offered to him.
He made this known on Friday during a project commissioning in Aba, Abia State.
Makinde was reacting to reports that Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal had stepped down as the forum Chairman, which the latter had denied.
The Oyo governor stated that he would not accept the post because he is “fighting for issues that are foundational to the peace and unity of Nigeria.”
“I read on the internet that Seyi Makinde has been appointed the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. It is a lie from the pit of hell. Even if they give it to me, I will not accept it because there must be an order. Ikpeazu is the deputy chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
“If the chairman resigns, the deputy chairman will take over the position. This is how to have an order in the process. And this is not what we are fighting for.
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“We are not fighting for the Southern part of this country to have the chairmanship of the PDP Governors’ Forum. We are saying that if the PDP has promised to restructure Nigeria and we can’t restructure the party, then we are not ready to restructure Nigeria.
“There are issues that are foundational. If you read the proceedings of the constitutional conferences that led to independence, you will know that there were issues. And since 1960, we have not been able to get things right.
“They said that military interregnum and their command structure affected us, but we have been practising democracy for 23 years now and we have not been able to take a path that can lead to sustainable development. This is what we are saying,” Makinde said.
