The federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency of Oyo state in the House of Representatives, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide (Odidiomo), has declared that he will personally purchase the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to contest the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Olajide, a two term PDP lawmaker, who chairs the House Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, according to his Special Adviser Media and Public Affairs, Tolu Mustapha, stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the likely candidates the PDP will parade at it’s presidential primaries, with the zoning of the presidential ticket of the party to the south.
According to him, with the PDP zoning the presidency to the South-West, Makinde stands out as the poster candidate for the region and the only credible force capable of matching the political weight of President Bola Tinubu is Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and he must contest the 2027 presidential election, describing him as the most prepared leader to take Nigeria forward.
“Governor Seyi Makinde must take a shot at the presidency in 2027. He does not have a choice. He has the education, political experience, corporate background, international exposure, mental capacity and, above all, a sterling record of performance as a two term governor of Oyo State. He is the new face of Nigerian politics,” Olajide said.
The lawmaker according to his media aide maintained that Makinde’s rising influence within the PDP and across Nigeria’s political space places him as the natural choice to lead the opposition to victory. He added that Makinde’s governance model, which has balanced infrastructure with social welfare, has become a reference point for developmental politics in the country.
Hon. Adedeji Olajide further declared that Makinde’s candidacy in 2027 would not only sustain the vision of the PDP’s founding fathers but also redefine leadership for a new generation of Nigerians yearning for competence, inclusiveness and genuine progress.
“In the entire South-West, Makinde is the major force that can face Tinubu. His political network cuts across party lines and I can assure Nigerians that many political parties will collapse their structures into one for him to send the APC out of Aso Rock,” Olajide Odidiomo stressed.
He called on the governor, as a matter of urgency, make his interest public, insisting that history beckons on Makinde as the first Nigerian governor who would seamlessly transition to the presidency on the strength of performance, vision and broad national acceptability and the first Oyo state indigene to be elected as President of the federal republic of Nigeria by 2027.
