Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, vowed to undermine the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to soften the ground for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Makinde disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists during a media parley in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
The governor, who is serving his second and final term and is a key figure in the opposition PDP, recalled that although he supported Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election, he has no intention of repeating a similar support in 2027.
Makinde said Wike — his former ally who also backed Tinubu in 2023 — openly made the vow during a meeting attended by the president and other political figures.
He said: “I was in a meeting with President Tinubu and Wike. Wike said to the president, ‘Sir, I will hold the PDP for you in 2027’. I was shocked.
The governor stressed that his immediate focus is on the survival and rebuilding of the PDP, which he said has been weakened by widespread defections of its members, including governors and lawmakers.