Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has declared that the opposition coalition under the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is not a threat to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He made the declaration on Friday at the South-West PDP Caucus meeting held at the party’s South-West zonal secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo state.
News360 Info reports that the meeting focused on critical issues affecting the party in the region, especially the urgent need for the Federal Government to release withheld local government allocations for Osun State.
Makinde reaffirmed the South-West Caucus’ loyalty to the PDP.
He went ahead to attack the coalition, noting that it is made up of politicians who were not able to solve Nigeria’s problems in the past.
“We reaffirm our unwavering loyalty to the PDP and commitment to the unity, stability, progress and success of the party at all levels in the zone and across the country,” he said.
According to him, the withholding of funds is not only unconstitutional but also detrimental to the well-being of the people of Osun State.
Makinde said, “The withholding of the Osun State Local government allocation by the Federal Government is unconstitutional, unwarranted and a violation of the rights and well-being of the people of Osun State.
“We want the whole world to know that PDP in the South-West is united; we are together. Coalition is not a threat to the PDP. Who are these people in this coalition? They have been in some parties before, whether PDP or APC. What are their antecedents?”
“And does it mean that every time they move from one party to the other, they have repented or they have changed or they have something new to offer the people? Those are salient questions.
“This building here is PDP’s South-West building. If the roof is leaking, as leaders of PDP in the South-West, are we going to abandon the building and go somewhere else to take refuge?”
