PDP crisis: Makinde, Wike renew hostilities

Makinde

The battle for control of the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resurfaced yesterday with a clash between Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

Both men, who were political soul mates in 2023, threw potshots at each other.

Makinde, speaking during the inauguration of the PDP secretariat in Ibadan, launched a scathing attack on Wike and vowed that he would not allow the PDP to be dragged down.

Makinde said: “I know that a lot of you are concerned about the PDP, asking what is happening in the party. Well, we are all in Ibadan, which is the political, administrative and cultural capital of the Yoruba race.

“The first thing I want to say is that, in Yorubaland, we always say that if you see a house or a compound that is peaceful, it is because the illegitimate children in that house have not come of age.

“The illegitimate children in the PDP grew up in 2015, had their time, and for 10 years – a decade – they practised their illegitimacy in the PDP. But they were expelled in November 2025. So, no more vagabonds in the PDP. Nation