With Obi gone Atiku is likely to pick former Governor Rotimi Amaechi a founder of the APC who is now at odds with Tinubu or Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde now chairman of the PDP governors' forum as his running mate (AC Vol 66 No 23 Tinubu pushes the multi-party system over a cliff )...
They are Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Dauda Lawal of Zamfara; and Bauchi State Bala Mohammed who is the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum...
Governor Seyi Makinde from the Ibadan bloc plans to rotate power in the state but faces multiple hurdles...
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OYO STATE (south-west) Governor Seyi Makinde of the PDP supported Tinubu in 2023 but says he will he run for the presidency in 2027...
The presidential ambitions of Seyi Makinde (Oyo State) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi State) could also pose challenges to Atiku's chances...
Oyo StateGovernor Seyi Makinde ostensibly on the PDP ticket is struggling to win another four-year term as his party's organisation is in disarray...
Buni says another three governors are in his sights: Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo)...
Two governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Seyi Makinde of Oyo have a good chance of the getting the nomination (AC Vol 62 No 18 Fighting for the fiscus)...
So also has Seyi Makinde of Oyo next door to Lagos...
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State governors – Seyi Makinde (Oyo State) from the opposition People's Democratic Party and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) from the ruling All Progressives' Congress – toured the area on 15 February trying to calm tensions...
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The election was also a proxy battle between Kayode Fayemi and Seyi Makinde governors of the neighbouring states of Ekiti and Oyo respectively...