Makinde’s comment came amid the rift between some Nigerian governors and their political godfathers. These governors included Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his counterpart in Kaduna, Uba Sani.
Also, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano has been reported to be having a cold war with his political godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso. The governor recently sacked some commissioners, the state government secretary and the chief of staff.
It was earlier alleged that Kwankwaso, who was instrumental to his victory, handpicked most of the governor’s appointees. Governor Yusuf and Kwankwaso’s trajectory is the unfolding debate about godfatherism in Nigeria after Fubara versus Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers state and Sani and Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna.
However, Governor Makinde, in his monthly newsletter, noted that he never had a political godfather and thanked God for the grace to serve the people of Oyo state.
His newsletter reads in part:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo state, has urged supporters pushing him to contest the 2027 presidential election against President Bola Tinubu to remain calm.
The second-term governor of the PDP emphasized that he could speak for himself and would pursue his ambition when the time was right.
Makinde then urged Nigerians to resist any attempt to turn Nigeria into one state and reflected on his political journey so far.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
