Oyo2023: Folarin and Adelabu seek green light from Oyo voters to overthrow Makinde
While the dust has yet to settle on his role in the presidential and National Assembly elections in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has firmly turned his attention to his bid for re-election under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
A member of the main opposition party's G-5 dissident governors, Mr. Makinde appeared to have held arms akimbo as the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored overall victories in federal presidential and legislative elections in the State of February 25. Now he faces a big battle against APC candidate Teslim Folarin and Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord party to keep his own job on Saturday.
Thirteen other candidates are also seeking the blessing of the 2,761,421 voters who collected their PVCs to contest the gubernatorial and state House of Assembly elections. The state has a total of 3,276,675 registered voters.
The other candidates are Ajekiigbe Lateef from AA, Akinwale Tawfiq from LP, Popoola Olukayode from NNPP, Okedara Mojeed from AAC and Ajadi Bamidele from ADC.
Also on the ballot are ADP's Yusuf Akim; Adeshina Adewale of APGA; Adeniran Adeyemi of PAM; AAP's Yinusa Kazeem; Okunade Tunde from BP, Adegboyega Raymond from NRM, Micheal Lana from SDP and Euba Aduragbemi from YPP.
Teslim Folarin, Central Senatorial District of OyoHowever, all eyes are on the governor and his two main opponents, MM. Folarin and Adelabu.
Chances of the presidential electionMr. Makinde will carry his own cross this Saturday after helping President-elect Bola Tinubu win big in the state. The confusion of merging support for Mr Tinubu with the partisan aspirations of PDP members cost the party a huge loss in the last federal election. Undoing the tangle was not what local voters found easy to solve.
PDP spokesperson in Oyo, Akeem Olatunji, told PREMIUM TIMES after the election that voters in the state were swept up in their desire to vote for Mr Tinubu, whom they had adopted as their running mate. the presidency.
The result was that the APC won all three senatorial seats and eight federal ridings out of the 12 where the elections were concluded. Elections in two constituencies were declared inconclusive. Mr. Makinde's PDP lost in the following constituencies: Ibadan North; Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West; Ido/Ibarapa East; Saki East/Saki West/Atisbo; North Ogbomoso/ South Ogbomoso/ Oriire; Egbada/Ona Ara; Akinyele/Lagelu and Irepo/Olorunsogo/Oorelope.
The two federal constituencies where elections are underway are Oluyole and Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East. The elections were declared inconclusive due to irregularities.
The PDP, however, managed to secure Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa; Ogooluwa/Surulere; Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa North; and North West Ibadan/South West Ibadan, four out of 14.
Makinde's G-5 BurdenA schism occurred within the PDP after the party's presidential primaries. This resulted in five governors refusing to support the Atiku Abubakar ticket. The so-called G-5 Governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.
While the dust has yet to settle on his role in the presidential and National Assembly elections in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has firmly turned his attention to his bid for re-election under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
A member of the main opposition party's G-5 dissident governors, Mr. Makinde appeared to have held arms akimbo as the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored overall victories in federal presidential and legislative elections in the State of February 25. Now he faces a big battle against APC candidate Teslim Folarin and Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord party to keep his own job on Saturday.
Thirteen other candidates are also seeking the blessing of the 2,761,421 voters who collected their PVCs to contest the gubernatorial and state House of Assembly elections. The state has a total of 3,276,675 registered voters.
The other candidates are Ajekiigbe Lateef from AA, Akinwale Tawfiq from LP, Popoola Olukayode from NNPP, Okedara Mojeed from AAC and Ajadi Bamidele from ADC.
Also on the ballot are ADP's Yusuf Akim; Adeshina Adewale of APGA; Adeniran Adeyemi of PAM; AAP's Yinusa Kazeem; Okunade Tunde from BP, Adegboyega Raymond from NRM, Micheal Lana from SDP and Euba Aduragbemi from YPP.
Teslim Folarin, Central Senatorial District of OyoHowever, all eyes are on the governor and his two main opponents, MM. Folarin and Adelabu.
Chances of the presidential electionMr. Makinde will carry his own cross this Saturday after helping President-elect Bola Tinubu win big in the state. The confusion of merging support for Mr Tinubu with the partisan aspirations of PDP members cost the party a huge loss in the last federal election. Undoing the tangle was not what local voters found easy to solve.
PDP spokesperson in Oyo, Akeem Olatunji, told PREMIUM TIMES after the election that voters in the state were swept up in their desire to vote for Mr Tinubu, whom they had adopted as their running mate. the presidency.
The result was that the APC won all three senatorial seats and eight federal ridings out of the 12 where the elections were concluded. Elections in two constituencies were declared inconclusive. Mr. Makinde's PDP lost in the following constituencies: Ibadan North; Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West; Ido/Ibarapa East; Saki East/Saki West/Atisbo; North Ogbomoso/ South Ogbomoso/ Oriire; Egbada/Ona Ara; Akinyele/Lagelu and Irepo/Olorunsogo/Oorelope.
The two federal constituencies where elections are underway are Oluyole and Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East. The elections were declared inconclusive due to irregularities.
The PDP, however, managed to secure Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa; Ogooluwa/Surulere; Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa North; and North West Ibadan/South West Ibadan, four out of 14.
Makinde's G-5 BurdenA schism occurred within the PDP after the party's presidential primaries. This resulted in five governors refusing to support the Atiku Abubakar ticket. The so-called G-5 Governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.
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