Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, has taken a swipe at Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Speaking on Tuesday on the unveiling the Oyo PDP secretariat in Ibadan, Makinde mentioned that the principle opposition social gathering is now freed from inside disruption.
The governor acknowledged that “vagabonds” who beforehand held sway inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been expelled.
Recall that Wike and different 10 members of his faction have been expelled for alleged anti-party actions on the PDP conference held in Ibadan in 2025
Drawing from a Yoruba proverb to elucidate latest developments, Makinde mentioned, “In Yoruba land, we always say that if you see a house or a compound that is peaceful, the vagabond in that house has not grown up.”
He defined that the group gained prominence after the PDP misplaced energy on the federal degree in 2015, a interval he mentioned created a management vacuum.
Makinde mentioned “In 2015, PDP misplaced energy on the federal degree. There was a niche within the management. Otherwise, these vagabonds would by no means have been in a position to grasp PDP.
“They grew up in 2015, they’d their time, and for 10 years, a decade, they practised their vagabondry within the PDP.
“But they have expelled in November 2025. So, there is no more vagabond in PDP.”
Makinde distanced each himself and the state authorities from the social gathering’s ongoing authorized disputes and nationwide management points.
Reflecting on his political journey, the Oyo State governor admitted he was as soon as aligned with the group however has since withdrawn his assist.
“Let me confess. I came into government in 2019, and towards 2023, I was yoked with them. But now, I’ve repented,” he mentioned.
“For them to hold PDP for another two years, no, no, no.”
He concluded by suggesting that the group’s affect was waning, describing them as “wearing rags, dancing around at midnight,” and predicting that they’d quickly disperse.
