Why I parted ways with Wike, by Makinde

They were once close friends and political comrades.

They worked together in 2023 along with three others to form the famous G5 Governors, who led the battle to stop the then Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate from winning the election.

But today, they have gone in different ways, though still members of the beleaguered PDP.

Yesterday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde opened up on what broke the ice of the friendship between him and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike.

He said Wike is pushing for a one-party state, which he added does not align with the vision of Nigeria’s founding fathers.

He enjoined members to be hopeful about a brighter future.

The governor said the disagreement is not about PDP, but about the future of democracy

He stressed: “We should know that this is a case of it gets worse before it gets better.

And if we have to stay here for the next two weeks so that democracy will survive in Nigeria, you will see us here.”

On the bone of contention between him and Wike, he said: “Well, small minds talk about people. Average mind talks about events. We will rather talk about issues. What’s the issue?

“The issue is we don’t believe in a one party Nigeria. We believe that our Founding Fathers, they gave us a multi-party democracy.”

Makinde added: “We must sustain it so that Nigerians can have options when they are choosing their leaders. That is the issue. I don’t want to talk about individuals, and I don’t want to talk about events.