Makinde declared in Ibadan that Wike’s group will not bend from its demand that a Southerner be named as the party’s national chairman.
“We will focus on winning our elections in Oyo State. I, Seyi Makinde, will stay in my comfort zone if the needful is not done. I am not a slave in this country, but we still have the time,” the governor said while featuring on Southwest Political Circuit, a popular programme on Fresh 105.9 FM.
The governor claimed that voters were now more politically aware than they had previously been when it was pointed out that the presidential and National Assembly elections will take place on the same day.
He said: “We will score 100 percent in Oyo State, the people have made up their minds to vote for us because they have tasted several governments in Oyo State.
“Oyo State people will not vote to be in slavery because lean freedom is better than fat slavery.”
Makinde took advantage of the occasion to provide an explanation for the delay in the declaration of a new Soun of Ogbomoso. He claimed that he disagreed with the kingmakers’ choice of candidates since certain princes complained to the court that they were not given due consideration.
The governor indicated that in order to prevent legal action being taken against the final judgment, he had to order a restart of the procedure.
Makinde remembered how he persuaded all parties to drop their legal claims and accept a peaceful resolution in order to end the turmoil that gripped the Ibadan chieftaincy system.
