The Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for Ondo State Guber election, Seyi Makinde, says residents of the state should disregard those linking the election to Yoruba presidency in 2023.
Makinde, who is the Governor of Oyo State, stated this during the flag-off of the party’s campaign for the October 10 Ondo State governorship election on Saturday.
Recall that APC candidate for the election and incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu said days earlier that a victory for APC in the Ondo polls would increase the chances of the Yoruba to take a shot at the Presidency in 2023.
He stated this while visiting National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is believed to have a presidential ambition.
However, Makinde said that the Ondo election was about good governance and not permutation for the 2023 presidency.
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The Oyo governor said,
“Last week, they came and told you to vote for them because of 2023, this election is not about presidency for Yoruba, it is all about delivery of good governance.
“Don’t be scared, in 2019 in Oyo State, we were not at the Federal Government level, not even at the local level, but we have God and human beings and we won. It can happen here, too.
“This election is special. Use it to deliver this state. This coming election is servitude against freedom, we want freedom for the entire South-West.
“Come out, cast your vote and stay with your vote, your vote will not only count, it will be counted and bail Ondo State.”