Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has criticized former Rivers State Governor and current Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, over his recent remarks about the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Makinde dismissed Wike’s claim of having any stake in Oyo PDP as laughable, questioning what the former Rivers governor has accomplished within his own state’s party.
“Someone says he wants to involve himself in Oyo PDP. But let’s ask what he has done in Rivers PDP,” Makinde said in a video obtained by SaharaReporters.
The governor also highlighted that certain individuals he termed “vagabonds” had already been expelled from the PDP in November 2025.
“Some vagabonds surfaced fully in 2015 and were expelled in 2025. Ask him what he has achieved in the PDP in Rivers State to now claim interest in Oyo PDP,” he added.
Makinde’s remarks come amid growing tensions within the PDP following Wike’s public declaration of interest in Oyo State party affairs.
On Monday, Wike openly expressed his intention to monitor and protect the party in Oyo State. Speaking at the 105th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, he said,
“Let me declare my interest clearly: I am interested in the survival and success of this party. I am also interested in all that happens in Oyo State PDP. That is all I am concerned with.”
It’s worth noting that in November 2025, the PDP had expelled Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and the party’s ex-National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, during a national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The decision was taken following a motion by Chief Olabode George, former National Vice Chairman (South), and was seconded by Samaila Buga, PDP Chairman in Bauchi State.
The expulsion reflected the party’s ongoing efforts to address internal challenges and strengthen discipline among its members.