Oyo SDP gov candidate ignores exco, steps down for Makinde

Oyo State governorship candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Michael Lana, has stepped down for Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governorship and state assembly elections will hold this Saturday March 18 across the country.
This is coming barely one week after leaders of the SDP in Oyo, including the State Executive Council and other stakeholders had declared support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Teslim Folarin.
Speaking during a briefing in Ibadan, on Tuesday, Lana alleged that some of those at the helm of affairs in the party had sold out for a pittance and declared for the opposition without the consent of other stakeholders in the party.
He said as a result of the action, other stakeholders decided to take a decision that would be in the best interest of the neglected, aggrieved party members, the candidates and Oyo people.
He said after several consultations, the party stakeholders resolved to align with Makinde of the PDP.
Lana said, “Governor Seyi Makinde needs help from all capable hands within and outside the State to achieve his dreams for our State and we have resolved to assist him in doing this.
“We have therefore resolved to inform all our teeming supporters to vote massively for His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday 18th March 2023 and get him elected as Governor of Oyo State.”