A former Minister of Special Duties and Grand Patron for Atiku Support Groups in Oyo state, Elder Wole Oyelese, Saturday, cleared the air on his absence at the Governor Seyi Makinde’s reelection campaign flag off in Ibadan.
Elder Oyelese in a chat with newsmen said it would not speak well of him as the Grand Patron for Atiku Support Groups in Oyo state to be on same podium with the G-5 governors at the flag off, going by their posture towards Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition.
The former minister emphasised that as the leader of PDP members in Oyo working assiduously for the victory of Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, “it would be inexcusable for him to be with the G-5 governors, who have resolved and openly vowed not to work for the success of our party’s official candidate.
“What kind of example will I be showing as a leader endorsing the activities of the G-5 by my presence at the flag-off? Yes, I did not attend Governor Makinde’s re-election flag-off, likewise others who are working for Atiku Abubakar in the state”, he said.
The former minister added that, “it is not that I hold anything personal against Gov Makinde but it will still be morally wrong for me to be in a place where G5 governors, who are yet to declare their support for Atiku are being celebrated.
“The major task ahead of us at this crucial time is to ensure that we substantially increase the number of votes for Atiku in the 2023 election compared to the 2019 number of votes we gave him in Oyo State even though he still won. In addition we plan to deliver Oyo state to Atiku by a landslide.”
