We Are Not Bothered Despite PDP Having Only Two Governors Left – Makinde

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has stated that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remain unconcerned about the party’s dwindling gubernatorial representation, which has been reduced to just two governors as a result of a series of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, had on Monday announced his resignation from the PDP, leaving the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and Makinde as the only PDP governors.

Speaking at the Expanded meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) in Abuja on Tuesday, Makinde said what is happening in the party is a challenging period for PDP leaders, members, and democracy in Nigeria.

Makinde, who downplayed plans of defection in his speech, expressed optimism that the current crisis will end, adding that when the story of the turmoil is told, people will know that they stood on the side of the masses.

He said, “I have been speaking with people who have been involved in the political evolution of this country. And none of them have seen a political landscape like what we are witnessing today. I can only say, we are only two remaining, but we are not bothered.

“When the story of this period is told, when the story of democracy in Nigeria is told, they will find us on the side of the people. So please, I can only say that this period will also go away. It will pass away.

“So whatever role we want to play as individuals and collectively as a party, we must be conscious of what history is going to record against or for us for this period.”

Also speaking at the meeting, the former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, said there was a need to find a solution to what is happening, adding that the BoT considers the recent Appeal Court judgment as an order for the party to begin again.

He stated, “An order for the party to begin again. We are more, we respect the law. So this is an opportunity for us to begin again. And that’s why we are all here.”

“The meeting was not for speech-making, but a day we have to be very serious with the decisions we are going to arrive at, as we’ve always done with the Board, we obey the Constitution. We must work in accordance with the Constitution. And you can never go wrong if you abide by the Constitution and the rule of law.

“We should be very brief with our thoughts. Once we get the briefing of this expanded process meeting, the Board will meet to take its decision.”