Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Oyo state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has said assured party members and good people of Oyo State that he will announce his preferred candidate for governorship election first week in May contrary to January 2026 he had promised earlier.
Makinde, who disclosed this in a newsletter on Saturday, said he had been consulting widely with elders, fathers of faith and other critical stakeholders, adding that several frontrunners had already emerged from the process.
“We are approaching that point of decision. I have been consulting widely with our elders, fathers of faith, and other critical stakeholders, and I remain fully aware of the responsibility that this decision carries.
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“At this time, while a number of individuals have emerged as frontrunners, I have not disclosed my position to anyone. Any information suggesting otherwise is false,” the governor said.
Sources within the PDP said a Screening Committee constituted by the governor had been interviewing aspirants since late March, with prominent contenders like Amofin Beulah Adeoye, Dr Debo Akande, Mr. Bimbo Adekanmbi, Hon. Stanley Dhikrullah Odidiomo, Dr Nureni Adeniran, Hon. Saheed Fijabi among others.
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On the question of platform, the governor said he is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on the PDP before deciding the platform on which his anointed successor will contest.
“There have also been questions about the platform on which we will proceed. For now, we await the decision of the Supreme Court regarding our party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Once that decision is delivered, we will communicate our next steps clearly,” he said.
The governor’s disclosure comes as political momentum around the 2027 Oyo governorship.
